nekosensei

Today I had to go back to the doctor's office to have my INR tested. I think it's high because I have some bruising on my thighs. I have a particularly nasty bruise on my right thigh. It's a pretty good size and it's also really dark. There's also a small bump under it. Can you say hematoma? I starting noticing the bruise either Saturday night or sometime on Sunday. Throughout the day on Sunday, it kept getting a darker and darker color. It doesn't seem to be getting any worse today though. I don't remember bumping into anything really so I'm not sure what caused it. I hope I'm not bleeding spontaneously.

When the doctor saw it, she didn't seem too concerned. She said that things like this happen when you're taking the medication that I'm on. She drew a circle around it that I have to check to see if it grows any bigger. When she filled out the paperwork for the blood draw, she said that she was going to request that the lab call her tomorrow with the results just in case my INR is too high. (In other words, in case my blood is too thin and I'm not clotting fast enough).

Then, when I got home, I went to take off the band-aid off and noticed that there was blood leaking out around it. The pad was completely saturated. Yeah...I know. TMI. Sorry. It looked like it had stopped bleeding by that point so I just cleaned off the blood and put on a new band-aid just to be on the safe side. Then, I went for my walk.

So...yeah...it would appear that my INR is a tad too high. The funny thing is, on Saturday, I told my husband that I thought my INR was going to be too low. I don't feel like I've been as careful when it comes to avoiding Vitamin K as what I usually am. I guess I'll know what's up for sure either tomorrow or Wednesday.