I never regulated the intake of vegetables. When on warfarin, I always ate lot of vegetables, but had my warfarin dosage regulated so I would stay within the 2-3 INR range. It is not the actual dosis of warfarin that is important but rather the dosis that makes you stay within the therapeutic range. On the other hand it needs to be looked into why your INR changes so much. Have there been any explanation offered by the doctors?

It's not unusual at all for INRs to be erratic for a while when starting warfarin. My advice is to just eat what you normally eat, don't over think it. Eventually your doc will be able dial into a dosage that works for your body. It just can take a while. Even when your INR is stable for a long while, there are stills times when your INR can go rogue. My INR had been in range for many months until last week, when it went to 3.9 out of the blue. Not sure why that happened. It's just a weird drug

Thanks! You know what makes me crazy? The fact that none of my doctors who were taking care of me in the past 13 years, with 3 blood clots, have EVER mentioned food!
I suspect that because I pretty much stopped eating greens, the INR went up. But, I had to deduce that by myself and by researching food on the internet. The doctors nurse calls me. I haven't spoken to the doctor yet and no appointment has been made with her since I was diagnosed. Anyway, I will add a salad today and some veggies. I have a whole week before getting another blood test. I should get a better idea when.
Still waiting for The Coumadin Cookbook which has lots of charts in addition to telling you what to eat.

How was your INR in the past when you didn't realize vitamin K affected it? Just curious because if you generally stayed more regular in your target range when you didn't worry about it, my suggestion would be to go back to not worrying about it.

Me personally, when I tried to work with my diet and limit vitamin K and worried about each bite of food, my INR was always a mess. She I just eat like normal for me and don't think too much about it, then let the doctors worry about getting me into range, things work beautifully for me. My doctor says I'm the most consistent patient he's ever seen, and I honestly do not worry about vitamin K. Consistency is the real issue, not avoiding it, so if you normally eat in a particular way, then just stick to that. Just keep in mind generally that you don't want to make sudden big changes.

They probably never mentioned food because really, if you eat your normal diet, food is a non issue. It becomes an issue when you try to change your diet to accommodate the warfarin. If you're starting to reintroduce salads and what not just give the warfarin adjustments that may be needed a chance. The yo-yoing with drastic diet changes will likely make it harder to get your INR in range.

I have the coumadin cookbook. It made me crazy. Just eat what you like to eat and don't make drastic changes to your diet on a weekly basis.

I took everyone's advice and ate what I wanted to eat today.
I had a grilled chicken Caesar salad but made it with the iceberg lettuce that I had in the fridge. It tasted fine.
What frightened me the most was that I had internal bleeding 3 years ago when my INR hit 3.8. Yesterday it was 3.7 but I had no bleeding. Thank goodness. That bleeding incident three years ago led to me being in the hospital for 5-6 hours. I got scoped and MRI'd and at the end of it all they said they couldn't find out where the blood was coming from. Luckily the bleeding stopped at the end of the 3rd day.
I also take one omeprazole every single day for acid reflux. I read that that can raise your INR but it's something I've been taking for years.
I read that someone here was put on Eliquis.
Why is Lovenox and Warfarin the standard for DVT's?

Lovenox and warfarin are the standard for DVTs because until recently they didn't have many other options for medication. All the other thinners (Eliquis, pradaxa, Xarelto, etc) have only been out a few years and still have some glitches (no reversal agent, for example).

I agree with the others, if you do anything consistently, then your warfarin dose with already be adjusted to deal with it. I mean, if you have another med that tends to make your INR go up, then your dose will be a little lower to counteract that, without any other effort on your part. You do want to be cautious when you add a new medicine (even a vitamin) to keep an eye on things for a couple weeks, but that' about it.

And yeah, if you always eat a whole box of broccoli, then continue with that. If you eat a lot of greens every day, then I'd keep doing that. Your dose will be a little higher to deal with all that Vit K, but I think that's better than going to rest of your life not eating veggies. It can make you crazy trying to figure out every little thing that affects your INR ... just live your life (I think most of us eat pretty consistently regardless) and your INR should be pretty stable as well.

Thanks for mentioning that there is no reversal agent for the other anti-coags. I thought so but wasn't sure.

My ATU gave me a really nice sheet with serving sizes and amounts of vitamin K; did you receive anything like that? For instance, mayo is high, but the serving size is 7 tablespoons! I generally try to stay consistent, but do stay away from things like kale and spinach to an extent, just because those tend to be hard for me to be consistent.

No, I have not gotten anything at all regarding food from my doctor. As a matter of fact, I haven't even spoken to her at all. Someone from the office calls me when they need to. It's very annoying because this is my third incidence with DVT and not one of the other doctors mentioned food either. What's the matter with them?
I got my Coumadin Cookbook yesterday and other than the mcgs in foods, it's probably useless. I will stay away from spinach and kale though as I don't eat that every day and don't want to start. I will have a salad every day with iceberg lettuce. I am hoping that my next INR will be in range.