Will share this for what it is worth. About 2 1/2 years ago I ended up on coumadin as a result of doing something stupid too soon after an angiogram, having ...Read more
Will share this for what it is worth. About 2 1/2 years ago I ended up on coumadin as a result of doing something stupid too soon after an angiogram, having an aneurysm at the catheter site and then a DVT as a result of getting the aneurysm stopped. One week my wife was gone and I did my own weekly meds...put an 81mg aspirin in with the other pills, not realizing I wasn\'t suppose to take the aspirin while on the coumadin. On a Sunday morning did a simulated Olympic Tri as part of training for an Olympic Tri in DC. A little more than half way through the .9 mile swim, in the middle of a lake, all of a sudden had serious catching my breath issue. Was able to wave to the boat with us to pick me up, scratched my finger crawling on and bled bad for a long time. I have never figured out the physiology of this and no one has been able to explain it, but on Mon or Tues I got my level checked and my blood was way too thin...so, sure it was the aspirin with the coumadin. Care with this drug is important, the voice of experience. ....Barry Stone