Coumadin And Brusing

LDS4ME · Jul 27, 2004

I have a comment than a question,my INR has been 3.8 which is a bit high for AVR.my heart Dr. has been ajusting the dosages every two weeks I have my blood drawn.I want to know when do we call our drs. because I had 3 nose bleeds in one day and I had bruses on my legs they went away i told the dr about them .now I have noticed more bruses on me.this is not easy thing to deal with is it? we must be our own advocate.and what bothers me the most is I need to have my own protime machine,since I cant have it I need to have my blood drawn byweekly but the darn insurance wont approve of it because I am on medi-cal in the state of ca.the dr will send me to get a protime once a week but the darn insur turns me down. what if something happens to me i am a sinlge mom with two teens they need their mommy im the only one they have .it makes me so upset i cry many nites .if you go into the ER you sit and wait there for 5 hrs +...I just need to vent i have no one to talk about this things with thanks for all yours ears love chris in ca

fyrfytr · Jul 27, 2004

I am sorry to hear of the problems you are having. If it was me I would not hesitate to call my Dr. and let him decide what needs to be done.
You should call QAS and talk to Lance about what they can do for you about getting a home testing device. They have the forms that you take to your Dr. and once QAS gets them they will contact your Ins. Co. It would be worth a try.
I sure hope you get things taken care of.
Here is QAS phone # 1-800-298-4515 and Lance's ext. is 2865

Take Care

bvdr · Jul 27, 2004

Chris,

I have always bruised fairly easily and on coumadin it is unusual for me not to have several good size bruises somewhere or other. I have never had nosebleeds but as with any profuse nosebleed, if after applying continual pressure, for 20 minutes or so, if it hasn't stopped or slowed way down, I would go get it checked. Remember, the coumadin doesn't make you start to bleed but makes it more difficult to stop. If you get repeated nosebleeds then you should get checked to see what is causing them. You might have a spot that needs to be cauterized or something.

LDS4ME · Jul 27, 2004

To Dave

To Dave

Dave ,thanks for that info i will certainly call him ASAP, chris

LDS4ME · Jul 27, 2004

To Betty

To Betty

BETTY,Tanks for that info. I too get brused easily,last yr I ended up in the hosptial and almost died because of mulitple bruses I ended up with 6pints of blood for a transfusion i began bleeding from my gums and i had blood clot on my pelivs of all places which i thought was a cramp in my upper thigh,it was really frightening the dr said if i had weighted any longer to come in i would have not made it oh how greatful i am to have had a blessing from my elders in church and my 14 son at the time stayed by my side all nite to see if i was ok it brings tears to my eyes so i do worry when i begin to notice brusing thanks betty chris