peteycap
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Hey Pete: The warfarin gig is getting me ready to turn into an alcoholic. Too many variables - when measured either by finger stick or blood draw - to achieve a correct reading. I'm now looking closely at Praxda or Eliquis. My primary Doc is gun shy about the new NOAC's for me with my low platelet numbers. With your low platelet counts how has Pradaxa worked for you? I'll be planning a visit soon with the man who SHOULD know - my hematologist -- to get his $0.02 on this subject.
Thanks!
--Dave--
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Interesting --- I have a Primary care Doc visit this coming week (she's a young female, but does work with the patients quite well) followed by a blood draw for INR a couple days later. Over the past number of months, my warfarin dosage has been increased approx 50% (from 5mg daily to 7.5mg daily) yet my PT and INR numbers are all over the place. Chubabubba has stated when a finger stick is not performed correctly (ie: an additional drop of blood added to the first drop in the test strip) is a no-no and results in a false "low" INR number. I see my hematologist and or his P.A. in a week and a half. I'll quiz them both on the subject of do varying blood platelet counts have any effect on INR / PT figures? At my primary docs appt. on Tuesday, I'm going to insist we start back at square one with a dosage of 5mg daily and see how the results go. Then the following week, see what my hematologist thinks of the new NOAC's . BTW: I stumbled across an ad for the drug "Savaysa" (Edoxaban). Never heard of it before- have you?
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I heard of it. Approved in 2015.
