junderwood
05-15-2009, 12:23 AM
Daughter, age 19 developed a DVT in upper thigh/abdomen in October. (7 months ago) She had been taking YAZ birth control. Hospitalized one week - lovonox injections for two weeks and then a coumadin regiman with a goal of between 2.0 - 3.0 INR.
Blood studies indicated that she has lupus anticoagulant disorder. (Two positives)
Tests indicate that the INR tends to stay around 1.0 - 1.5. It has only been above 2.0 a few times since October. She has been taking 15 mg. daily for at least 3 weeks. Todays INR was 1.6. Last weeks was 1..0.
Tried switching from generic to coumadin - no change.
At our visit with the hematologist today, he suggested that the YAZ was most likely the cause of the blood clot and that the coumadin does not appear to be making a difference. He recommended stopping the coumadin and seeing what happens when she's not taking it. He said that it is better for her to run at a 1.0 without the coumadin than it is to run at that with the coumadin.
Blood studies indicated that she has lupus anticoagulant disorder. (Two positives)
Tests indicate that the INR tends to stay around 1.0 - 1.5. It has only been above 2.0 a few times since October. She has been taking 15 mg. daily for at least 3 weeks. Todays INR was 1.6. Last weeks was 1..0.
Tried switching from generic to coumadin - no change.
At our visit with the hematologist today, he suggested that the YAZ was most likely the cause of the blood clot and that the coumadin does not appear to be making a difference. He recommended stopping the coumadin and seeing what happens when she's not taking it. He said that it is better for her to run at a 1.0 without the coumadin than it is to run at that with the coumadin.
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