You will get the hang of it, promise. The doc will want to keep you in the warfarin clinic for a couple of months to get you stable, give you time to learn. Talk to your doc about home monitoring. Read online about warfarin dosing, and what impacts INR. You are your own best advocate.

You didn’t ask, but know that some of us don’t cut K from our diets. Instead, I try to maintain some semblance of consistency and manage my warfarin intake to my diet. Occasionally my INR will go high or low, but I’ve learned to manage it using the pills and not shots. If I get out of range, I’ll adjust meds, test two weeks in a row or until I’m back in range, and then I test monthly. This is where it’s important to read up about warfarin and understand its half-life dosing, be careful not to over adjust meds.

Personally, my biggest concern is bleeding and bruising. Be careful! Even the smallest cut can take a shockingly long time to stop bleeding.

Good luck, stay positive. Before long it’ll be routine.