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Warfarin and non-op cosmetic procedures

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allybear30
allybear30

Hi

Can someone tell me if it is safe for warfarin patients to undertake non-operative cosmetic/alternative therapies?

I am particuarly curious about professional teeth whitening as well as colonic irrigation.

The former is something I've wanted for a while, but I wonder if a dentist would take me as a patient.

The latter I have had before and find it helps feel less sluggish, but often places state they won't take you if you've a history of blood clots.

I am 32, on 13mg, stable INR of 2-3, and suffered a clot in my brain.

Any medical advice would be appreciated.

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  • kathleen48070
    kathleen48070 allybear30

    Posted

    What do you mean by 13 mg  ally ? 

    Im not sure dentists  like working with us warfarin folks ..they don't like the idea of cutting us accidentally .  Don't know if whitening would be ok but can't see why not really. 

    • elfnsafety
      elfnsafety kathleen48070

      Posted

      I've had two dental ops with different dentists ,no probs. I'm on self-test and can do this at any time before the appointment . There should be no complications with whitening ,depends on chemicals involved but you're not taking anything internally .

       

    • kathleen48070
      kathleen48070 elfnsafety

      Posted

      Your name makes me laugh ..  Of topic - sorry , light hearted ness helps .
    • supercargo
      supercargo kathleen48070

      Posted

      As you say Kathleen - light heartedness helps.

      I made the same comment to Elfnsafety a few weeks ago.

      A good aspect of the site, is that you can read comments from the very serious, to the very amusing.

  • supercargo
    supercargo allybear30

    Posted

    Hi Ally

    13mg seems quite high. I am on 3 to 3.5mg to maintain INR 2-3

  • allybear30
    allybear30

    Posted

    Yep 13mg of Warfarin daily... it is high, but it keeps my INR stable, so I don't argue! smile

     

  • kathleen48070
    kathleen48070 allybear30

    Posted

    I am on  2 - 2.5  alternate days to maintain  target of three .  That's a heck of a lot of warfarin . I hope you maintain your numbers . It's taken me three yrs to get to fortnightly blood testing as it was all over the place , sometimes twice a week for bloods . I looked up your question re dentist and I think they will take you on as long as you tell them . Xxx
    • supercargo
      supercargo kathleen48070

      Posted

      Hi Kathleen

      I was lucky and my INR stabalised immediately. Only problem I had was due to oral morphine causing vomitting - bringing the Warfin up. Stopped the oral morphine, now considering morphine patches as suggested on other thread.

    • kathleen48070
      kathleen48070 supercargo

      Posted

      Or you could try slow release morphine tablets - my hubby is on these and it's helped him a lot . 
    • kathleen48070
      kathleen48070 supercargo

      Posted

      Did they help?  I have noticed my hubby needs the liquid during the day now which is a worry. 
  • rob60599
    rob60599 allybear30

    Posted

    Hi Ally,

    I think it all depends on the dentist really. I've been on Warfarin for a year and a half now after a second blood clot in my leg. My dentist just asked to see my yellow INR booklet and that was it. They've offered me tooth whitening etc several times since I started taking the Warfarin.

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