Well, I didn't plan it this way, but it looks like I will have some first hand information to share with Gina about a tooth extraction, as I am scheduled for November 9th.
As i was trying to pick an oral surgeon, I ran headlong into the plague of Warfarin ignorance that so many have previously described. I contacted several of the highly regarded (and older) oral surgeons around here, and they kept telling me to go off warfarin for a few days before they would do the surgery. They were not interested in reviewing the wealth of information I had accumulated about the relative dangers stroke/bled.
I was going nowhere until I got down to a younger guy who had graduated in the last few years. When I told him I self-tested he said take a reading the day of surgery and bring the unit in. He wants to see for himself that the INR reading is less than 3. If less than 3 we do the surgery. If more than three we re-schedule. I told him about my previous problems getting a surgeon, and he said the newest traing for oral surgeons is to proceed at an INR level of 3 or below. He also said they have many good ways to stop any bleeding. I wasn't looking for the newest kid on the block, but this is going to be my guy. I guess I am making the choice to take proper training ahead of more experience, and I feel pretty good about that right now. I will let you know more later.
As i was trying to pick an oral surgeon, I ran headlong into the plague of Warfarin ignorance that so many have previously described. I contacted several of the highly regarded (and older) oral surgeons around here, and they kept telling me to go off warfarin for a few days before they would do the surgery. They were not interested in reviewing the wealth of information I had accumulated about the relative dangers stroke/bled.
I was going nowhere until I got down to a younger guy who had graduated in the last few years. When I told him I self-tested he said take a reading the day of surgery and bring the unit in. He wants to see for himself that the INR reading is less than 3. If less than 3 we do the surgery. If more than three we re-schedule. I told him about my previous problems getting a surgeon, and he said the newest traing for oral surgeons is to proceed at an INR level of 3 or below. He also said they have many good ways to stop any bleeding. I wasn't looking for the newest kid on the block, but this is going to be my guy. I guess I am making the choice to take proper training ahead of more experience, and I feel pretty good about that right now. I will let you know more later.
