That urinary issue involving blood reappeared on Sunday, but this time Angie & I figured out the cause. I looked online and looked at my INR levels since surgery, and they were usually around 2.0. On Feb 3rd (the first occurance of hematuria) my INR was 3.6; the ER doctor told me to stop the warfarin while I was on an antibiotic. When I resumed the warfarin my INR level gradually rose again and the hematuria reoccurred. I called my cardiologist and they adjusted my warfarin doses, In the meantime I ate a few salads and the vitamin K helped stop the blood. You have to be resourceful when you're away from home!
By the time this was resolved it started raining so we just hung out at the hotel.
That night we went next door for a snowbird dinner at Martin's restaurant, It was good and we made some new friends.
I guess if you're a bit older and your vacation is long enough a health issue might happen. But we kept our cool and figured it out. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny so we'll be doing something outdoors.
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