In order to have surgery, Ted's blood thinness had to be severely reduced, by means of stomach injections daily and laying off the rat poison AKA coumadin for a few days before and after. Normal reading between 2-3. Reading at surgery: 1. Following surgery, they upped his coumadin and the anti-coagulant to bring it up fast. Once home, he continues to inject the anti-coag until the coumadin catches up. So this week it has been a roller coaster of Calgary Blood Services taking a reading and Ted taking a reading with his own device, a much handier gadget than finding a doctor to call for the test, getting the test, then waiting for the doctor to tell you the results. Ted can call that evening for his test results. Then his own GP weighs in and tells him how to vary his dose. Of course, if he consumes cruciferous vegetables or anything else high in Vitamin K, this messes with the results too. A fine line.
On a more positive note, it was off to his first physio appointment Monday afternoon. Getting him in the front seat of his car isn't that bad, as long as the seat is almost flat back! Eli took him in hand, measured his flex and announced he was already at 90 degrees which is great for one week. Until the staples come out, he doesn't want to do any any more sessions so we will return next Friday.
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