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I have 1 blood clot behind my knee, and 3 in my lungs

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I have 1 blood clot behind my knee, and 3 in my lungs

by scaredsinglemom, May 14, 2005 12:00AM

Tags: knee, respiratory, coumadin, warfarin

I would like to know when you are on coumdin, what you can eat, not what I can't eat. I cannot get my level back up to between 2 - 3 where they want it, they just took my blood and the level was back down to 1.5, and last week it was 1.6. I had it up to 2.8 a few weeks ago but now I cant seem to keep it there.

I know not to eat the dark green vegetables, cabbage, mayo, and things like that, but they said i could have them once a week if I was eating them before.

Is ther anything I can eat all the time that would help me keep my blood thin?

scaredsinglemom

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by National Jewish

, May 18, 2005 12:00AM

It is not a good idea to alter the effect of Coumadin� (warfarin), through the addition of foods. You should choose a diet you like and enjoy and stick to it. Likewise, you should not start or stop conventional medicines or herbal medicines while on Coumadin� (warfarin). Then, while on this fairly constant diet and medicine intake, your doctors can control your blood level by changing the dose or schedule of the Coumadin� (warfarin). It will be easier to control your blood level when the Coumadin� (warfarin) is the only variable.

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by Mommala, Jul 08, 2005 12:00AM

I just found this website thanks to information from a dietician. I was encouraged to see the note from the person who has blood clots and is also taking coumadin and having variances in the INR's. I was beginning to think that I was without hope of contacting someone in a similar predicament, and who was also having problems as to what to eat in order to stablize my reading of 2-3. I understand that once the INR is in the preferred range and the dosage of coumadin is working to thin my blood, I will be much more comfortable that the diet I am following consistently is the one to keep me level.

I would appreciate any positive comments regarding being on blood thinners for blood clots.

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