So far this week I've had blood clots, a trip to the ER because of them, a visit to Thrombosis that I thought I had gotten rid of as part of my repertoire, and a toothache. Bummer. The good news is that they believe I will only be on the warfarin for the short term. Also, they are going to get me out of that infernal injection routine that I always had to do when I had an endoscopy. I spent almost as much time injecting heparin as I did taking the warfarin. Due to my lack of body fat this involved a lot of pain, bruising, and of course flakey INR results. From now on I will only have to stop the warfarin 5 days before the procedure, test my INR, and then start back up again after. Glory! This is a prime example of how you can get what you want if you are simply polite to the docs and nurses and present a reasonable alternative (mine was some vitamin k before the procedure). I'm just happy they gave me an alternative to the sharp things.
The other good news about the tooth is that the dentist thinks it's just a small irritation and will go away within a couple of days. Let's hope that's all it is.
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