Quote Originally Posted by Julie13.1 View Post
Momonbike,
I have been on coumadin for several years now and will be on it for life. You do not have to eat the same amount of greens every single day without fail.
You just need to be consistent, meaning do not go an entire week without eating leafy greens, then spend the next week eating nothing but greens. Make greens a regular part of your diet and your doctor should adjust your dosage accordingly.

My doctor ENCOURAGES good, healthy eating to include greens. Check with your doctor. BTW, my last embolism was a year ago, too. Congrats to us for being healthy today!
I was on coumadin after a stroke in 2007 and my INR went berzerk with any little deviation in anything. I would go from a 1.2 to a 5.5 (and be getting frantic phone calls!). I stopped eating altogether, and going to the PT clinic every day was a drag. Finally, my hematologist put me on Lovenox, explaining that some people's body simply ping ponged with any dietary changes on coumadin....but injecting it into my stomach twice a day was a drag.