On 26/06/2013 11:51 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 6/26/2013 10:38 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 26/06/2013 9:54 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>>
>>> There are some interesting new anti-coagulants now, but they're very
>>> expensive, and not recommended for older patients - so warfarin is still
>>> extensively prescribed.
>>
>>
>> And it can be a PITA. I was taking it for a while after my heart
>> surgery. When I was discharged from the hospital I was given a
>> prescription for the pills and needles. I had to inject myself a couple
>> times a day. I had to go to a lab every Monday morning before 9 am for
>> a blood test. The results were forwarded to the hospital who got back to
>> me about changing my dosage. I had to do the needles for a bout a week
>> and was able to stop the Warfarin after a month.
>
> Injectable heparin, until the warfarin took effect?


Yes. They were giving it to me in the hospital in addition to pills.
There us supposed to be a certain level and the injections helped to
reach it ???? It was a PITA.