Muay thai all the way;)

Now, if you have a blood disorder you might still be able to fight. The problem is that if you maintain an INR between 2-3 and you incur some internal injury, most people would just clot up and stop bleeding – they might not even know that they were injured internally, and would suffer no consequences short term – however, you and I would mostly likely have to be taken to the hospital and injected with Vitamin K to force clotting, probably undergo several MRIs to be sure the internal bleeding stops, then be monitored for a couple days to make sure the K doesn’t cause clotting somewhere else in the body. It gets complicated. Also, any kind of surface bleeding, especially from the face, would be an issue because you would likely bleed for an extended period of time and would definitely need stitches for even a small cut. Nosebleeds are very annoying when your body doesn’t want to clot.

All that being said, maybe your doc will clear you to fight, and you can definitely continue to train however you want. I am obviously still thai kickboxing (but I don’t fight), I can play any sport, and I lift weights. The warfarin itself seems to have somewhat impacted my overall strength and stamina, but I am still stronger and quicker than the average man.

As long as you are on warfarin you risk internal bleeding. You will bruise easy and you will bruise BIG. If you cut yourself you will bleed for a while but it’s not that big a deal. Once I had a nosebleed that dripped backwards into my lungs for about 30 minutes. I had to keep coughing up and spitting out the blood. It was scary, but it passed. You should be careful not to get hit too hard if you are sparring, especially in the midsection or kidneys, and definitely not the nose. Otherwise you can still probably train. I do my thai kickboxing class without issue and I still using super high intensity when lifting.

If you actually still have the clots in your body, YOU SHOULD NOT TRAIN AT ALL as you could dislodge them and they might end up in your brain. However the doctors are probably taking steps to dissolve the clots, so please make sure they are dissolved before jumping back into your training. Once they are dissolved and as long as you stay on warfarin to keep your INR between 2-3 you should not have a problem with clots again. In fact, training helps to prevent clots as it forces the blood to move around in your body, especially the calves.

In fact I recently could not afford the medicine that my doctor prescribed for me, because I ran out of money and my insurance won’t cover more than $35 a month in prescriptions. I nearly had to go to the emergency room just so I could get my script filled.

Health insurance is a major, major problem in this country and I am learning more about it it every day. And to think, Obama wants to give health insurance to all illegal immigrants. How about helping US citizens first, buddy?