"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>
> He did. DH gets his INR checked about every 3 weeks. I know by now what
> stuff to feed DH so that the adjustments aren't big or even at all. I
> check the USDA release for new stuff that I don't know about so I can tell
> the doc if he ate something specific that week and won't be eating it
> again. Then the doctor has the info before the adjustment.

If everything is good, 4 weeks is max. Our healthcare provider has a
coumadin clinic that takes care of the doses and changes after each test.
The other factor is what range the doctor wants you to be in. Most are
between 2.0 and 3.0. My wife has to be in 2.5 and 3.0 so it is a bit
tougher to dial in the dose. She went last Wednesday an had a nose bleed on
Thursday so she has to go again tomorrow. I wish they'd get her a meter so
we did not have to go to the lab every time.