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I also have Acelis Connected Health (formerly Alere Home Monitoring) to whom I report my weekly results and order strips whenever needed using their App. It is very convenient and I don't pay anything. They bill my insurance company, which is an HMO, only $47.12 per month.

Pellicle - I have never purposefully skipped a dose, let alone two. However, I do test weekly and I think I will try skipping a dose after my next test and then test again a day or two later. I'm not sure that I have the nerve to skip two days in a row, although it would be nice to see how...

Thank you Pellicle for all of the reference material and your experiences related to warfarin adjustments and juggling the opposing risks of bleeding and thromboembolic events. If I had the aortic valve I would be willing to discontinue the warfarin and let my INR drop without any bridging...

I'm seeking advice and suggestions regarding warfarin protocols and alternative options to bridging with lovenox prior to and following arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus. I've read other posts on this subject in general (thank you especially pellicle) but I am interested in knowing...

As an addendum to my previous post, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, my hospital, has recently released an internal document that informs all employees and staff that the Covid-19 vaccines will not be mandated unless or until the vaccines receive full FDA approval. They do not provide a reason...

Spartangator - as promised, here is my response to your response from my first post. As you will remember, the primary reason for my initial foray into this controversial subject was to wonder aloud how it could be that those running many of our healthcare systems were not mandating the...

Spartangator - I am not prepared at the moment to respond to your various points but I will do so in the near future after following up on your links and more carefully evaluating your statements. However, here I just wanted to express my thanks for your civil and sincere post which makes it...

At the risk of being called names by the righteous closed-minded on this site, I would like someone to explain to me that if getting the COVID vaccine is necessary to protect the vulnerable populations in our midst, why is it that the largest hospitals in Tallahassee (and probably many other...

I guess I'm one of the few that had a horrible experience with the breathing tube. Going into the surgery I had no fear about waking up with the breathing tube but if I ever need that surgery again, waking up with it still in WILL be my biggest fear. The experience for me was confusing and...

Unicusp - yes, there is deep cleaning/scaling that is much more aggressive but mine was just my 2X year routine cleaning. Although instead of flossing my dental hygienist used a different procedure she had adopted which felt like sand blasting and stung my gums causing a little more bleeding...

All I know is that a routine dental cleaning without antibiotics caused my endocarditis and all I had going in was a slight heart murmur.

I am very sorry that this topic became so contentious, mainly because this forum is not the place for it. I only entered the discussion to defend a fellow member who was being lambasted for having the apparent audacity to admit that he was not going to get the vaccine for COVID-19, both...

I am totally with you on the need for civility and science, Chuck. The problem is that those of us who choose not to get the vaccine are being ridiculed and criticized. It is not the other way around. I respect your decision to get the vaccine and I don’t judge you for it. And on top of...

I am sorry that I grieved you ****. I respect.you and appreciate your reasonable and considerate replies over the years. I am also sorry that you called me a trumpnut, especially since I did not vote for him.

I'm with Sood, as are probably 40% of U.S. residents. It has nothing to do with a conspiracy. It is common sense. Everyone acknowledges, including the CDC, that these vaccines were only given emergency use authorization - meaning they are experimental, because all of the established testing...

I received a St. Jude mechanical valve in the mitral position when I was 53 after contracting endocarditis from a teeth cleaning. I am now 62, self testing INR weekly with over 90% accuracy and living a normal and healthy lifestyle. I run 3x a week and lift weights (not super heavy) 2x a week...

I can't say that I've had a problem with nausea when switching from Coumadin to generic warfarin. My concern was mostly INR stability when making the change but I am happy to report that I have been very pleased with the Amneal brand since being forced off of Coumadin a few months ago. It is...

Sheenas7 - I would advise that when you make the switch to Jantoven that you be extra diligent in NOT changing your diet or drinking habits. That way you will know that any major change in your INR was probably due to the Jantoven and not to your diet. I would also give it at least a month (4...

Since my experience with endocarditis resulting in a mechanical mitral valve was a result of a teeth cleaning at the dentist (with no previous health condition other than a minor heart murmur), I am ultra fastidious about dental hygiene and still paranoid during my twice a year dental cleanings...