We visited the dentist on Thursday and were advised that Mom's tooth has to come out. He will not take her off the coumadin but will pack the tooth to stave off the bleeding. In the meantime, Mom's coumadin levels are really quite stable 2.3-2.6 which is really good. I will test her on Tuesay morning - the day of the removal - so that the doctor can make any adjustments. He was quite "impressed" that we could do it at home. He is now going to order a coumadin reader himself for the office.
Sharon, from Dr. Cantwell's office called Friday to say that the results of Mom's blood had finally arrived and they compared her creatine levels with her previous blood test. The one from Myerson was slightly elevated "had she been fasting or exercising?" She had been exercising at aqua class which might account for it. I asked if this could be an indication she isn't drinking enough fluids and she said it could be but lets run a fasting blood test. Mom's glucose level was slightly elevated as well...again, it could have been her exercising but they will run an A1C (I think that's the name) to check her glucose levels over the last 3 months. That's the test they ue for diabetics. Mom had been tested for diabetes before when her foot neuropathy began and did not have it so... I am hoping all of this was her lean-mean-exercise regime.
Ok...Tuesday - Tooth out
Thursday- Blood test
10-days after that - blood test results
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