I’m picking up! But not that fast….

Aug 26, 2014

I’m getting there at last. My INR has come back up to 2.1 again so I am getting back towards my therapeutic range.  I am feeling a bit better, not as lethargic, but my stomach is still sore with the indigestion.

Well I’m off to London tomorrow so at least I have an idea of where my INR is at before travelling. That’s one thing I really struggle with, travelling and not knowing my INR particularly as I seem to have difficulty keeping it in range.  I am not sure if I am more at risk travelling for a few hours or sitting all day when I am on a course.  I worry about it all the time.  It’s like having a heightened awareness where the spotlight is on myself rather than being mindful of everything and everyone around me.  Martin has shown me ways of dealing with this through my subconscious, so will need to give it a go.

So, if my INR is at 2.1 then I still have some room for manoeuvre to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine when I’m away. Fabulous.  I know I can still have a glass or two of wine when on warfarin as long as I am careful but I have been trying to get my INR stabilised through my diet and without alcohol to skew my results.  I love the reaction I get from people now when I say I’m going to open a bottle of wine tonight.   Ha! It’s priceless, the shock on their faces when they say ‘I thought you couldn’t drink alcohol on warfarin?’  Hmm, well not much but my bottle of wine is one of those little ones.  I couldn’t get through an ordinary bottle in a few days when I only have a glass now and then, so it’s great that the supermarkets now do a variety of small ‘one glass size’ bottles.  Cheers…glass of red wine