OT: headed to ER (and scared)
I take a hefty dose of coumadin daily (have for years). Yesterday I noticed bruising on the palm of one hand (very odd) and on my leg (common). This morning I woke up with a really bad nosebleed that I have tried to stop and cannot. Putting something in one nostril just causes the blood to back up into my throat and when I take the tissue/cotton/gauze out, there is a flood of blood. I cannot tell where the bleeding is coming from, but there are only a couple of possibilities....
Headed to the ER as soon as my mom gets here. I had an incident last year where I had a BUNCH of spontaneous bruising and my PT/INR was off the charts (literally) after my Vit K tanked suddenly but even then I had no nosebleed. I know, could just be a raw area in my nose from teh winter weather that I did not have last time. Anyway, I'm a little freaked out because I know how serious this could be... and I'm expecting that I will likely be spending the day (and night) in the hospital which is NOT going to make the people at work happy.... [Kelly, may not be able to call in for support group tonight...]
Lora
Headed to the ER as soon as my mom gets here. I had an incident last year where I had a BUNCH of spontaneous bruising and my PT/INR was off the charts (literally) after my Vit K tanked suddenly but even then I had no nosebleed. I know, could just be a raw area in my nose from teh winter weather that I did not have last time. Anyway, I'm a little freaked out because I know how serious this could be... and I'm expecting that I will likely be spending the day (and night) in the hospital which is NOT going to make the people at work happy.... [Kelly, may not be able to call in for support group tonight...]
Lora
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