Happy Halloween!

I can't wait to carve pumpkins and hand out candy to the kids tomorrow! I enjoy Halloween immensely. It's nice to be able to look like whomever (or whatever) you want for at least one night.

Besides starting warfarin on Monday, not much has changed with me condition-wise. I had the time my blood takes to clot (INR) taken on Thursday and it's not within therapeutic range yet. Mine is at 1.3 and therapeutic is between 2-3 (normal is around 1). I'm on 6mg of warfarin and 0.80ml of heparin until the INR is over 2 and then I'll be taken off heparin. I've been having intermittent chest pain and heart palpitations, but I freak out at every little leg twinge so I think I'm bringing it upon myself.

This morning I woke up with what feels like a muscle cramp on the back of my thigh that's pretty mild. It very well could be another clot but there's nothing more that be done about it now that I'm on blood thinners, so I'm trying not to worry but it's difficult.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Halloween night!

Sihing Karissa Martin

Silent River Kung Fu

Stony Plain, AB

www.silentriverkungfu.com