Haemy appointment

March 22, 2016

Haemy appointment I went in to get my yearly blood check from the Haematology dept.  Usually I get a bit of a discussion to remind me how little I know about APS and if you remember the last one was when I gave him all my London Bridge letters from Professor Khamashta...

WordPress…easy to use?!?

September 21, 2015

WordPress…easy to use?!? There is one thing that I find really annoying – my brain struggles with processing and problem solving since my stroke. After my stroke, I was assessed by a psychologist as I was rapidly going towards a depressive state.  My brain...

Too many treats???

September 18, 2015

Too many treats??? Well my INR has dropped a bit. I’ve gone from 3.0, at my last check, to 1.9.  I have been travelling a lot and I do find it harder to keep to my usual diet… and find myself having little treats now and then. Well, I’m away from home!  It’s like...

Meditation and Interrupting the pattern…

August 28, 2015

Meditation and Interrupting the pattern… I’ve got a couple of friends staying with me – one from up north and one from down south. We decided that, given we were all into meditation and alternative healing, we would visit the nearby Buddhist temple.  The temple is not...

Train or car? train or car? train or car?… Train

August 17, 2015

Train or car? train or car? train or car?… Train Here I am, not long back from London, and now I need to go to Glasgow. In my last post about going to London I mentioned that my confidence really seems to have taken a battering.  I used to think nothing of...

Travelling after a stroke

August 11, 2015

Travelling after a stroke Yay! Back on the train to London again.  I'm off to meet with Kate Hindle, manager of the Hughes Syndrome Foundation. Travelling after a stroke has been challenging. I am starting to feel much more comfortable about travelling again.  Jumping...

INR Update

August 7, 2015

INR Update Yet another INR result to put in my INR Record. Sometimes it seems like it’s a pain going back and forward to get checked.  I know other people on Warfarin have a real dislike for having to continually get checked.  I can imagine it could be a pain,...

Warfarin and cold feet…

July 28, 2015

I never used to feel the cold much. I was usually the one who was warm and would be stripping off! Considering I used to teach outdoor sports in all weathers, I would rarely have cold feet. Unless I was having to jump off heights - but that’s a different kind of cold...

Back to the dentist…filling time!

July 24, 2015

Today was my first appointment with the Dental Therapist. I was having a big filling replaced and, given the escapade at the previous dentist I tried, I have to say I wasn’t looking forward to it.  I decided to do some work on my mind prior to going to try and get me...

Launch day… again!!

July 21, 2015

Launch day… again!! This time it’s the Coumadin Book For all Warfarinites who know their medication as Coumadin, we have published a Coumadin version of my easy to follow guide, but… STOP!! Don’t go running out and buy both the Warfarin book and Coumadin book. Well,...