susan's Journal

Rita Savelis  I take coumadin with dinner. I have it in a small pill box marked with the days of the week so I can see if I've taken the day's dose. One time I forgot and freaked out but there was no reason to. It was fine. Sometimes I take it much later than other times. Again, one is SO anxious when one starts and then one gets used to it and relaxes. There is no reason to freak out.  I'm on other meds and it's "okay" if I miss them occasionally. I feel for you because I was SO nervous my first year. Now I don't think about it. I  wrote a post about taking anticoagulants in my journal. I think I wrote it about 7 years ago. You can have a look at it in my journal.

Robert Miller  I don't have a mechanical valve but the question seems more about taking the medicine. When I am at home it's not much of an issue. I have the am/pm dispenser down in the kitchen next to the air fryer and microwave. So when I get food, I see it which reminds me to take the meds. When I travel, it's a bit more difficult. I don't usually forgot it completely but I might take it a few hours later. I am told that if you miss it by more than 6h, don't take it anymore. One solution might be to set a daily reminder/alarm on your phone or some other device.