I woke up Friday morning coughing up bloody stuff. I called my Homecare nurse....then waited for my PCP to get into the office...
Not liking this at all!
I figured it was because my Coumadin level was too high, but I'm not a doctor, and blood isn't something I'll take a chance with.
My Coumadin level is supposed to be between 2 and 3. It was 5.9. Yup, just a bit out of whack. They had me skip a day of dosage and then decrease for a day and are hoping that will do it.
Me too.
It seems to have stopped, which put me more at ease. Homecare is coming bright and early Monday morning to do another INR (blood test) to see where we are, and we'll go from there.
Other than being tired, I don't feel too bad. My ribs hurt from all the coughing, but I can handle that. The tired part is strange for me. I'm not someone who can normally sleep during the day. Once I'm up, I'm up for the duration. These days, I can nod off at a moment's notice. It's weird. Or I'll be up for a few hours and my ears will start to thunder and my eyes start to close.... I obey the signals because I know that sleep heals. But jeez!
I'm tired of all this. I want my life back. I want to go back to work~ And then I stop and think how lucky I am that this was caught when it was, and that I'm not dealing with the aftermath of a stroke or a heart attack and I tell myself to just chill out.
Easier said than done.
And I miss Amy!!!!!!!!!!!!
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