There's good news and there's bad news.
Thanks you everyone who posted good wishes for me on the previous post. It may have had no effect on my INR, but it had a wonderful effect on my morale.
The Good News: My INR is up to 1.4. It needs to be between 2 and 3 for me to stop the injections, but after going DOWN last time from 1.2 to 1.0, I was very pleased to see it back up again and more. My warfarin has been increased and the Nurse Practitioner says she'd be astounded if this didn't do it. In fact, she wants me back in on Thursday for another check because it may have worked by then.
The Bad News: I have to continue the injections. I'm getting used to them, actually, and while I'll be REALLY HAPPY when I can stop, it's not so horrific as when I started.
Injections to date: 36
The Good News: My INR is up to 1.4. It needs to be between 2 and 3 for me to stop the injections, but after going DOWN last time from 1.2 to 1.0, I was very pleased to see it back up again and more. My warfarin has been increased and the Nurse Practitioner says she'd be astounded if this didn't do it. In fact, she wants me back in on Thursday for another check because it may have worked by then.
The Bad News: I have to continue the injections. I'm getting used to them, actually, and while I'll be REALLY HAPPY when I can stop, it's not so horrific as when I started.
Injections to date: 36