The Anonymous Widower

The Weather And My INR

I measure my own INR and adjust my levels of Warfarin accordingly.

I typically take 4 mg of Warfarin one say and 3.5 mg the next, as this average dose of 3.75 mg, seems to keep my INR around the required 2.5.

Recent readings have been as follows.

• 18th December – 2.5
• 21st December – 2.5
• 25th December – 2.7
• 28th December – 1.9

Note.

1. I test on Mondays and Thursdays.
2. Today’s test was a bit low at 1.9.
3. I should also say my left humerus was uncomfortable. Was it because bone was unhappy being in a dry body?

Today I took 5 mg of Warfarin to kick the INR the right way. I shall also test my INR tomorrow, just to be sure.

So why did my IRN drop by an unusual amount between Monday and Thursday?

We have just had storm Gerrit (Who thinks up these names? Donald, Nigel or Vladimir would be better, as they’re Low-life!)

So does the the low pressure suck the water out of my body, thus lowering the INR? And bring pain to my injured arm?

December 28, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Health | INR, Warfarin, Weather