Oh sumi, that's so sad. I'm sorry.

Stephanie, I'd gone to the next page, and then left to have supper and forgotten I'd read your response. I hope things get easier between you and your dad.

{{{Susan}}}

Cindy - I must admit that I worry that my niece doesn't have enough relatives. Luckily her mother's parents live close by - - so she at least has some grandparents.

(My other brother's stepdaughter, on the other hand, has a plethera of relatives, including 6 grandparents.)

I would like cake, too. I do not have any, however. Mayhaps I will run across the street and buy cookies.

Or just eat a piece of bread with honey on it. Cake substitute!

I have a question for medically types.

Dad's been taking blood thinners because of his heart attack and staying away from vitamin K becuase of his heart attack and blockage. But he bleeds and bleeds and bleeds and then bleeds some more at the slightest injury.

Yesterday he came over and his ear was bleeding, he said he'd been talking on the phone and when he put the phone down there was blood all over it. Also earlier this week he bumped his hand on the door knob and ended up bleeding all over the place.

Is this normal? I suggested he double check with the doctor, but he can be stubborn. It doesn't seem normal that he could bleed that much from just a little cut.

I also think of what my parents were cheated out of: neither of them got to see their grand-daughter.

Yeah, that's a toughie. I'd still like to get married maybe someday, but I kind of lost any interest in a Wedding since my mom won't be there anyway. Silly stuff, but it gets you. On a more serious note, my sister has recently gotten back together with her ex, and I'm happy about that for a number of reasons. But one of them is that she's the only one of us who will/might have a significant other who knew and loved my mom.

I have a cake baking, as well.

Me too! What weird cake baking kismet.

Askye, your dad's doctor(s) need to know he is experiencing this level of bleeding as a side effect. There may be other meds that will alleviate the bleeding while he is taking this stuff. Or it may be time for him to try some other medications altogether. But I do not believe this is normal, and I can see a number of ways that it could lead to the cure being worse than the disease. Does he have a medical i.d. stating what-all he is taking, that can be easily found on him in case of an emergency?

ETA: And now for something completely different. [link]

Is this normal?

askye, my mother is on coumadin (warfarin) for a heart condition, and you have to monitor the levels pretty closely. Has he been taking anything else that prevents clotting, such as aspirin, naproxen or ibuprofen? Does he take any herbal medicines?

I'm going to echo Ginger, because I was just going to bring up Coumadin/warfarin. My f-i-l and aunt are both on this, and have to have their levels monitored regularly. I think connie's dh is on it, too. It's likely that's his blood thinner causing the bleeding, and that it's not all that abnormal given he's on a blood thinner, but he should call his doctor and check, and make sure the doc knows all the medications he takes, including over the counter meds. Also, doctors do have to adjust how much Coumadin the patients take, from time to time.

eta the reason I bothered posting. I know when my f-i-l cuts himself shaving, it takes forever for it to clot, which is why I don't think you need to be alarmed by what's going on with your dad, but I do think he should call his doc, and think it's possible they'll adjust his dosage.