Congrats to all of you this is quite a post. Maybe SBO should add pig valves in the store.
Cheers.
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Cheers.
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UGENT: Do any of you use Warfaran and continue to sail.
- Thread starter caguy
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Been taking warfaran for 10+ years last year switched to xeralto. Had to switch back to warfaran for heart ablation. I just schedule around monthly INR checks
Les
Les
My wife had a heart valve replaced 3 years ago with mechanical. she uses warfaran and has to get it checked at least once a week due to huge swings in INR readings with no explanation. I believe most people do just fine on warfare, but there is no guarantee, and should be considered into the decision process.
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I have been on Warfarin for 35 years with lots of sailing, 4 Atlantic crossings with 2 of them solo. Took a good hit in the head from the boom with no problem. Last year when I fell off a barn roof and rx'd a concussion, I was whisked off to Sick Bay where they gave me a shot to reverse the Coumadin. Warfarin is the least of my worries.
the spouse has been on warfarin (aka rat poison) for 10 years. we don't voluntarily sail in more than 20 kts. as it bangs the crew around too much. we carry a 'trauma pack ' on the boat which is a first aid kit wilderness medicine add on for a severe cut or laceration that pressure and ice won't stop. no more bosun chair work, no climbing the mast steps, no rail meat work and no racing. we sail the coasts and are always within call range of the USCG medi evac helicopter. i got both my EMT license and a ham license.
(alas, we now have abandoned plans to sail the atlantic to england, or to cuba....) but at least we are still sailing ! (with combined years over 146..)
(alas, we now have abandoned plans to sail the atlantic to england, or to cuba....) but at least we are still sailing ! (with combined years over 146..)