Coumadin Body

Here's the definition: Coumadin --by 1953, name for human anti-coagulant use of the rat poison warafin sodium, abstracted from the chemical name, 3-(α-acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin; earlier known as Dicoumarol, it attained publicity when it was used in 1955 to treat U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower after a heart attack.

It's one of the main drugs I'm taking now. My sister A. used to talk about chemo brain to describe her inability to think as sharply after getting chemotherapy for her cancer (I have a little bit of that too, probably due to the combination of drugs. It makes me think I should be like the protagonist of Memento and tattoo clues to what I've done or haven't done, said or haven't said, on my body. Or have I already written that in a previous post ? See, there's the point.)

Anyway, coumadin body is what I now call my tremendous sensitivity to cold, which I've had ever since coming home and now, thanks to DD reading me a list of less dire side effects of the drug, understand better. For a hypersensitivity to cold tops the list of minor coumadin side effects. Although this has been a fairly typical Feb - March for NYC as far as temps go, I have been felt cold ever since coming home now just over two weeks ago. Sleep in my sweat pants and a couple layers of shirts, for example. And now with her reading the effects of the drug I now have an explanation for it. Next three days are supposed to be above 50 degrees. That should be a nice antidote.

I continue with follow-up appts, including with the lead doctor on the case, probably next week. So far all are pleased at the progress and find nothing unexpected in my recovery.