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Ferrs curious question

kate37
kate37
Hi all

Was really interested in Ferrs question about the possibility to living to be 140!

It got me thinking that perhaps the warfarin actually protects us from other problems as well as venous clotting.

I know it is used in Atrial Fibrilation and sometimes people are given it after heart attacks.

So does it protect us from clots that arise in the arterial system as well? Or strokes?

Perhaps we will all be around to be a burden to our kids! I am aiming for 100 at least.Got teenager that needs revenging!

Kate xx
Ferr
Ferr
LMBO Kate, Don't forget the mothers curse. "I hope you have a child just like you" My curse worked cause my daughter got one exactly like her, we call him the demon spawn. J/K, but man oh man is he busy, and always into everything.
Its an interesting thought though about coumadin helping to protect us, we can only hope.
Ferr
Ferr
LMBO Kate, Don't forget the mothers curse. "I hope you have a child just like you" My curse worked cause my daughter got one exactly like her, we call him the demon spawn. J/K, but man oh man is he busy, and always into everything.
Its an interesting thought though about coumadin helping to protect us, we can only hope.
beecute
beecute
I have been wondering the same thing...
Crazy weirdos must think alike- Ferr and I, that is.

I always thought I would end up with a stroke at some point in my life- given my basilar migraine diagnosis and blood clotting disorder.
But now, I'm not a bit worried, as a coumadin lifer!

My husband have this on-going "joke" where I have him promise to let me die first because I don't want to live w/out him. But since he's 6 years older than me and male, he says it's unlikely. I was honestly convinced I would die young before I had my last PE (maybe it was that PE "doom" stuff).
Again, now that I'm a coumadin lifer, I may live to 100 with y'all!
kate37
kate37
He he My mum always said that to my younger sister who was a small hooligan and she has ended up with 3 of them!!

Yep think I do come into the crazy weido catagory! Dont care. Life would be boring for the sane people if it wasnt for us LOL

Kate xx
deleted_user
deleted_user
You know, I've been wondering the same thing lately. You know if your having a heart attack they tell you to take some asprin because it will thin your blood out. Well since we're on the anti-cougs does that help us not have heart attacks. HMMMM. Something interesting to ask my doc next time.