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The best time to check for a hypercoagulable state is I think finishing your 3 or 6 months of warfarin, wait for 2 weeks and then do the blood draws. This is because the acute clot/ therapy can affect the tests. A bit rusty so Dr Sullivan or Dr Paul please step in.
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Well my dosage is up, since my INR doesn't want to move up from 1.3 and she wants me over 2.0. I don't think I mentioned I'm also on heparin (levanox) injections at the moment, supposedly until I hit 2.0 and then I'll be on coumadin exclusively.
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For what's it worth, I got this neat little pamphlet on warfarin that states there are differences in how individuals respond to blood thinners. According to my doc 5-10 days is the normal time frame where your INR levels ought to be between 2 and 3, ideally 2.5. I did 9 days of injections and warfarin pills before my INR levels were at 2.4. I'm only on warfarin now. If someone farts on me, I look like I've been hit with a baseball bat. Good times.
At least for the warfarin diet plays a part, especially foods that are high in vitamin K, so it might be a good idea to keep tabs on that.
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I stopped taking my multi vitamin and will limit my leafy greens and avocadoes. I've also seen it mentioned in a few places that EFA supplementation is not a good idea, but when I asked my doctor about it she gave me the deer in headlights look. For now I've just decreased my fish oil intake to 2 caps a day, while I still look around and get informed some more.
I've also been digging around and found this thread here, which may be of use to you as well, Sqwt: http://startingstrength.com/resource...p/t-13346.html
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