For past 5 years I have been on Warfarin.....generically inclined to 'thick blood'
Took almost 3 months/testing weekly to get dosage dialed in......cause I was unaware of the affects foods high in Vitamin K affected the Warfarin
Once I became 'educated' I went to a fairly routine kind of diet and then the Warfarin dosage was steady.
Testing was then every 6 weeks
Until I had my ankle/foot joints fused...surgery required coming off Warfarin, transitioning to Lovenox Injections twice a day for week prior and for 2 weeks after then transitioning back to Warfarin
Stabbing myself in the belly twice a day was PITA ---not so much because of the injections but due to the bruising. Had yellow/bluish spots all over my stomach
Back to regular dosage and 6 week testing on Warfarin
Xarelto doesn't require that close of monitoring
Xarelto is MORE Expensive (much more!)
Xarelto can NOT be counter acted by any drug should bleeding occur
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