Ross
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Let us know. Even if you do, it's not that bad. I actually love to give myself shots.
went to get my inr checked today
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Ross
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Ah, but you are a little strange!
True, true, but really, those needles are so tiny that actually, I think poking the finger hurts worse.
well i was at 1.7 yesterday and and in the hospital they tok me off heparin shots at 1.6 so the doc never put me on them since it is going up. Al i never said i wouldn't give myself the shots all i said is if i could get away with not having to do it this time it would be preferred.
Some people just have phobias about needles..... My husband's phobia is needles.
Hubby will grab a pitbull dog by the neck, but don't show him a needle.
Hubby will grab a pitbull dog by the neck, but don't show him a needle.
jax:
Your INR is only snail-crawling up. With a mitral valve, I am nervous when my INR is at 2.5, which is in range, but it's floor-level. Yours is less than that.
One aortic valver here -- denobobeno -- had a stroke about 2 weeks post-op. She went to her doctor for a recheck, I think; she was given aspirin (81mg, I tihnk) and a shot of Lovenox. She had her stroke about 2 hours later, I think, en route home. Not sure what the snafu was with her anticoagulation management, but she now has her own INR tester.
I dislike needles. But if I ever need to use Lovenox, I will. (My dad has osteoporosis very bad and his endorcinologist has RXed 2 shots daily, rather than taking Fosamax, Actonel or Boniva. He will have to give himself shots for the rest of his life. He's waiting on hearing how much insurance will cover.)
Ross
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Some people just have phobias about needles..... My husband's phobia is needles.
Hubby will grab a pitbull dog by the neck, but don't show him a needle.
If you wanna watch me sweat, just show me an angiocath (I.V.) specifically 16 ga or larger that they want to put into ME!
Ross, my nurse made sure that I was drugged for the cath....I must have looked like the type to jump off the table and make a run for it.
Ross
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For a heart cath, yes. I'm talking your run of the mill IV needle.
I don't like those either.....I would look away and chant my goat name mantra real loud.
Hubby always left the room. Poof, gone.
Hubby always left the room. Poof, gone.
i can handle small needles if i don't watch them put them in. anything bigger forget about it. they did have to give me something to relax before they did my heart cath also. i couldn't see them put the needle in even though i could feel it. i just know that i would have a hard time giving myself a shot and i think if it ever comes down to me needing to that i may have to get the hubby to do it so i don't have to watch it go in. that is my biggest problem. i get the inr checked again next monday so i have my fingers crossed for a better result. they had a real hard time even on heparin in the hospital getting me to the therapeutic stage and had to keep upping the dose just to get me there. but finally as soon as i hit 1.6 the next day it went up real quick. from 1.6 to 2.6 in the one day.
Ross
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There is less pain involved in those shots then pricking your finger for the INR test. I kid you not.
well maybe i will be able to handle doing it myself when it arises. will just have to wait and see and if it doesn't bother me than i don't have to bother the hubby. cause going to get my inr checked doesn't really bother me much anymore. and sometimes i watch and other times i can't. figure that one out. lol
Ross
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My wife wouldn't do mine. She can't handle that sort of thing, so I had to do it myself. Of course, my son would have loved to do it. Sadistic little prick that he is.
Honestly though, if you follow the instructions and don't hesistate when doing the jab, you won't feel it or if you do, it's a tiny sting.