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Hi Will My son is 15 and recently had AVR. He’s not back playing yet but his cardiologist has said he can, hopefully early in the new year. He’ll be 6 months out then. His anti coagulation team told me he should no longer do anything sport related football, cricket, basketball, ice skating...

We’ve not officially worked together but I’ve read and re read all your blogs numerous time. I like to read up on things until I understand and they’ve been so helpful - thank you!

They didn’t adjust his dose and he’s now 3.9 today. Its not about being proved right or wrong but I do feel like I’m already getting a grip on this and we aren’t that far down the road. I don’t suppose they’ll let me manage his doses , especially as he’s a child, but I’m now a little bit lost...

Hiya Just after some opinions regarding my sons INR. He’s been on warfarin for 4 months now and he seems quite steady. His range is 2-3. They adjusted him to 6.5 mg and since then he’s sat at between 3 and 3.3 for about 3 weeks. So he’s had 3 readings out of range in that time, even though...

Thank you everyone for responding and your words of wisdom. It’s nice to have people to check in with to check what I’m thinking. 🌟🌟🌟

Thanks Chuck I’ve bought him some travel pill pots and put the right dose in for the day and he’s got an extra day incase he drops one or something unforeseen! Also will get him to text me when he takes it and the teachers are going to check as well. I felt really comfortable with it all...

My son has been on warfarin for about 8 weeks now. He is going away on Wednesday for 2 nights on a school geography trip. I asked the team last week if we could test the day before he leaves so I could send him with the right dose and then test again when he’s back - assuming he’s in range...

I’m feeling more relaxed about warfarin than I was a few weeks ago. I can see the testing won’t really be an issue further down the line (currently we are still testing 2/3 times a week - clinic request) so it will be nice when that reduces. And if it was me taking it age 48 then I’d likely not...

That’s a shame - feel a bit disappointed as it looked so promising.

Thanks so much to everyone for taking the time to post on here. It is really helping me to feel less alone ❤️

Hiya - thanks for your thoughts. Interested to hear you don't think your son wears his medical alert necklace. I think my son will be the same but I haven't spoken to him yet as he's not out the house much at the moment. I think he won't like to 'stand out in anyway' teenager life........ Do...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and put some links on here. I’ve just read some of your blog and it’s really helpful and informative. I’ll go back to it again later. We are home resting and being managed remotely by the clinic at the hospital. I feel after reading your info they...

Hiya - my son who is 15 had a ONX mechanical valve fitted nearly 6 weeks ago. We are in the UK. He is recovering well from surgery. I was given a warfarin ‘counselling’ session before we left the hospital. Thankfully my son was not present because it has absolutely terrified me. I left feeling...