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By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
April 18, 2018 5:41am CST
(3:35pm)
I am here in the hospital laboratory waiting for the result of the PTPA examination. According to the medical technologist it will take an hour and a half for the result to be released.
I usually check the prick if there is so much bleeding and based on the amount of blood in the cotton ball, I think the PTPA result is within normal range.
When the result is released I will go to the supermall and submit myself to my cardiologist for consultation.
I wonder if my sister is already seen by our cardiologist. She is the first while I am the 10th in line.
edited at 4pm:
The result is high. I have INR of 3.17mg/dl. I have to take Coumadin 3 times a week.
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11 responses
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Apr 18
thank you, and yes, i will have good result next time i have my PTPA checked again in May
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Apr 18
yes, coumadin makes my blood less viscous.
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@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
18 Apr 18
@ridingbet Good to know Ingrid..I wish you best of health
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@Courage7 thanks for the concern. it means so much to me.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@ridingbet I am sure it will be a good result by then.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Apr 18
it is all right, kabsat. with my dosage of coumadin now revised, i will expect the result on May 16 to be normal again.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
thank you. yes, and it jis nice i have coumadin stocked given by my brother
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
18 Apr 18
I am sorry to hear that, Ingrid. How will you know if it is normal? But what does Coumadin do?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Apr 18
coumadin is an anticoagulant. it makes my blood less viscous. my normal range is 2-3mg/dl.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 a normal person should have 1.1 or below mg/dl PTPA. my normal range should be 2-3 because my blood should not be too thick or too liquidy
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
18 Apr 18
@ridingbet Oh. What causes the blood to go up or higher than the normal range? Do people have different ranges?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
coumadin is an antigoagulant or a blood thinner. the antidote for that is vitamin K tablet
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
i agree. i usually take some strands of leafy vegetables if they are mixed with the other viands.
@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
18 Apr 18
Ohh, hopefully it will become normal soon .. take good care of yourself always..
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 Apr 18
thanks for your concern. yes, i will make it back to normal range
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