@hilan711
I generally keep my INR level low, Around 2.1 -2.5. I only held it for 3 days. If I remember correctly, they wanted my INR around 2.0 in order to do the surgery.
It was very interesting what I learned from the internist at Mayo. He said basically I could go a full year without coumadin and only have roughly a 10% chance of stroke within that first year. Each year after that, your chances, without Coumadin, essentially doubles, triple Etc . for each following year after that. So, 5 to 7 days, don't sweat it. I was very worried about the stroke issue at the time. But it turns out not to be as big a deal as you or someone else probably thinks it is. I'll be honest with you I think 10% was actually High. I just rounded it up because I can't remember the exact number. I know it was less than 10% and that 10% was essentially at the end of the first year. So, I don't worry about it anymore when it comes to surgeries and holding Coumadin. Of course I do take my coumadin as I should regardless of what I learned. Good luck to you