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Originally Posted by NN5I
You'll learn other new words soon, like PT (prothrombin time, a measure of how quickly your blood clots) and INR (international normalized ratio, a measure of PT).
Ain't learning new stuff a blast?
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I also learned to inject myself with Lovenox, which is a fast acting "on steroids" version of Coumadin/warfarin type drug. The point was to get my INR between 2 and 3 as quickly as possible and the doctors were thinking that would be several days after I left the hospital. As it turns out I was on target the day I was discharged, so I never had to self inject except in "practice sessions"
And learning THAT was a blast.
Once I mastered the art however, I found I could do the job with less pain and bruising than the professionals could.
