I had hematomas develop in my abdomen after taking weeks worth of Lovanox injections in my abdomen to increase my blood thinner Coumadin as my levels were very low.
I didn’t know my blood levels would oscillate up and down until my PCP did some blood tests.

Now in a monitoring mode I get blood drawn every Wednesday morning and the results are faxed to my cardiologist and he is monitoring my Coumadin blood levels. I’ve gone from a level of 0.1 witch can easily cause a blood clot anywhere in my body to a high of 12.3 witch is very high and landed me in the ER to take an IV bag of vitamin K to bring it down.
12.3 is considered a critical condition in which I could bleed anywhere in my body including my brain or heart.
I now have to submit to a weekly draw to determine my levels for the rest of my life.
My cardiologist monitors my levels of decides on how large or low levels of Coumadin.
Had my doctor not checked my blood levels I could have had a clot or a bleed. Both witch can lead to fatal bleeding or clotting.
I’m on Coumadin for life now but that’s ok because I’m still alive.