SteveB wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>>> "SteveB" <toquervilla@zionvistas> wrote in message
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>>>>> Any here who are post CABG (coronary artery bypass surgery). Would you
>>>>> care to share your recipes and food practices with regard to
>>>>> cholesterol, coumadin, et al? Other tips or practices?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>> My wife takes coumadin. The most important thing is to know what foods
>>>> affect it and be consistent with them. Green salads are OK if you eat
>>>> them in moderation two or three times a week, but if you eat spinach
>>>> every day for a week, then don't eat any for a month, you will be out of
>>>> whack for the PT test.
>>>>
>>> They put my mother back on coumadin while she was in the hospital. When
>>> she came home and I went over the list of (30!) meds they had her on (he
>>> wasn't the one who prescribed this madness) I pointed out spinach is one
>>> of the few things she'll eat. And she can't eat spinach if she's taking
>>> coumadin. He prescribed a low-dose aspirin instead. You do indeed have
>>> to be careful about food and drug interactions.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> He could have adjusted the dosage to accommodate the spinach.
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life
>
> You, apparently are an uninformed person. Spinach is one of the top three
> things that one taking Coumadin can NOT eat.
>
> Where did you get your medical degree?

I have a husband who has been taking coumadin for 7 years. His
cardiologist has told him that he doesn't have to avoid foods. He gets
his pro-time or INR checked every 3 to 4 weeks and the physician adjusts
his dosage.

I don't have a medical degree, but my husband's physician has one. I'd
rather listen to a licensed cardiologist than you. YMMV


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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life