Vitamin K

My INR levels continue to fluctuate. The lack of stability is inherent to the use of Warfarin as a blood thinner. The fact of my chemotherapy just complicates matters. Warfarin interacts with other drugs and any changes of medication can affect the effectiveness of the Warfarin. Diet also plays a part. Vitamin K is present …

Blood Battle

Alongside the Myeloma and it's associated Kidney problems the other ongoing issue remains my blood. When I arrived back in the U.K. In April I returned with a DVT. Since that time, there had been a process of managing the clot by thinning the blood. Initially the use of Heparin and latterly the use of …

Outpatient

Today was the start of my second series of Chemotherapy. The first series had been entirely carried out on Waddington Ward, however today was the first time I had done this as an outpatient. The difference being that I first had to attend the doctor's surgery where I had my blood tested for my  INR. …

Blood

One of the battles with my body at the moment is the battle to thin my blood! In summary my blood is too thick! This increases the risk of clotting / DVT. I have an existing clot which needs to be managed to. Since arriving in the U.K. I have been on blood thinning drugs. …