LauraLu
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- Hey y'all - finally heard back some good news on my nephew. While he's still spiking fevers, it seems he's out of the deep woods with the pneumonia and they're looking at possibly releasing him either today or tomorrow.Another survivor! I'm relieved...
- Hi all -My nephew is in the ICU after suffering DVT/PE last week. He has developed pneumonia in both lungs, and I was wondering if anyone here had that complication? I'd like to be able to pass along some positive "been there done that everything's...
- My 20-something nephew is in the hospital for PE's and DVTs today. I was DX'd homozygous FVL in 2008, and though I told some members of my family, I didn't make a big hairy deal of it. Because Docs don't take precautions against DVT/Pe until you...
- It took 4 years, but I've finally made the mistake of taking two days doses on the same day. It was a truly bone-headed mistake. You know when you get so used to doing something it becomes so rote, that you don't even think about doing it...
- I just came back from my INR check and it's 3.4. The lab techs at my clinic have recently been allowed to make dosage decisions for warfarin patients, and mine today said to HOLD my dose (10 mgs) tonight and retest in a week.My dosing is 7.5 mgs on...
- All right, I know where to find help when I need it....Husband was at the eye doc yesterday for a regular exam & contact fitting, and this is what he told me happened:He discussed his older brothers advanced wet MD, doc took a "picture" of his eyes...
- It's been 30 years since my parents divorced, and my bonds to them either severed completely or nearly so. In the interest of my own sanity, I came to see my parents as just people, individuals with flaws and faults; people who struggle like we all...
- My ankle was bugging me the other day, when the dew point was in the 70's and the temps soared into the 90's. There's just no way I could put on my compression sock, not even the ankle high one. So I grabbed the ace bandage out of the first aid kit...
- My hematologist won't let me do the Prevent target INR of 1.5 -2.0, says that being FVLx2 is too big of a risk, and told my PCP that I need to stay in the 2-3 range forever. My PCP and I both really wanted to do the lower target, so we compromised...
- I didn't want to wear a compression sock while I was working the dental trade show all dressed up. Instead I wore hose and then got some gel shoe inserts with arch support and I made it through 2 days on my feet with NO discomfort. Even before my...
- For those new to this topic - there is a genetic test you can have to see what the best dosage of warfarin would be for you. Here's a link to the latest news on the subject.http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/5306/Maybe I should talk to my doc about...
- My doc called and said he wanted to talk to me about my blood pressure, which is just hovering around the minimum for stage 1 hypertension. Turns out, if you're on warfarin and you have uncontrolled hypertension, it increases your risk of cerebral...
- My voice is fried today from shouting over band music and crowds at a show I attended yesterday. Toward the end of the event (a 4 hour battle of the bands) my voice was cracking pretty badly at high volume. Today my voice feels "tired". I don't know...
- I'm glad scarves are back in style! And if winter in Minnesota has an upside, it's cowl neck sweaters.Either the swelling in my neck is getting more pronounced, or I'm just paying closer attention, but this goiter is really starting to bug me....
- I took advantage of this past sunny Sunday to put my gardens to bed for the winter. Probably spent 6 hours total cutting back plants, raking leaves, hauling bags - the usual. Well today is Wednesday, and I still feel like I've been hit by a...