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Wow, that puts my simple overbilling issues with Biotel to shame. I, for one, will scour the interwebs for test strips to avoid going back to paid testing. I purchased my meter and strips from Reliaston (in the US) and they show as available. Hope I don't have to start meeting a dealer in a dark...

I'm testing weekly with an occasional extra test in a week if my numbers are off. I have adjusted my dose when it's high (or low) to compensate but have tried to stick with the same daily dose (versus changing each day/week). I'm on a 7.5mg tab and will discuss with my GP going to a 5mg + 2mg so...

I'm staying in-range for the most part this year, nothing outrageous or dangerous. The couple of weeks above 4 were unexplained, of course, with no clear source for the spike. I did stop drinking in June which, perhaps surprisingly, did not seem to dramatically alter my INR. I do see variation...

I've never been able to devine if my INR is out of range. Whenever I've thought "hmm, I couldn't do X or Y or I feel tired.. must be my INR" it turned out to not be the case. I've had measurements ranging from 1.2 to ~6.2 and didn't know it before I took my INR. Now, if I find my INR is, say...

Only medication I take, no side effects other than my.. umm.. "performance" being off if my INR is (way) out of range. Not a regular occurrence, mind you, just one of those things I hear other guys might experience. :p

Welcome aboard, I also came across the forum just this year and was happy to find kindred souls (or at least people who understand some of the challenges of OHS). I self-test my INR (thanks in part to support from the group here) and I've never let being on Coumadin change my activities. I'm...

I believe that's similar to my implant from 1996. Just celebrated 27 years with my St. Jude's bileaflet mitral valve and my cardiologists believe it will outlast me. As others have mentioned, scar tissue and pannus tissue seem to be concerns but not the actual valve. I recall reading up on the...

This. I've had my St. Jude's mitral for 27 years and although I will occasionally get fixated on the ticking I remind myself that it simply means it's working. This time of year (in the Northern hemisphere) it's dry so my wife uses a humidifier in the bedroom. I found this white noise masks the...

Had my fifth (or sixth?) Moderna COVID *** and didn't notice anything unusual afterwards. I have sporadic aflutter and my doctor assures me I've had afib although hell if I could tell the difference. Regardless, following vaccines for COVID, flu, and pneumonia I haven't experienced any cardiac...

Congrats on your valve-versary! Here's to many, many more!

As mentioned by others, everyone is different (and your dose is much higher than mine). I've been at 7.5mg per day for a few years and am only chiming in due to having given up alcohol this year. I haven't seen a tangible change in my INR pre- and post-drinking but, of course, YMMV. I've also...

Me fail English? That's unpossible! Thanks for responding, I'm so used to belting out responses on meaningless forums that I forget that things said on this site could have serious consequences. We certainly do not want any confusion or misunderstanding in guiding new self-testers. I test...

American here who recently began self-testing (with the invaluable assistance of @pellicle, @Protimenow, and @Chuck C) and my only regret is not doing it sooner. My GP had no issue with me performing the testing and reporting results every 4-6 weeks. Like others, I can adjust my dosage as-needed...

Always late to the party, and coming back to natto, there's something similar in Korean cuisine called cheonggukjang (청국장). I'm not a fan but having a Korean spouse am familiar with it along with doenjang (된장) which is its fermented cousin. I eat plenty of doenjang (mostly in traditional stews)...

Frugal but not cheap, for something mission critical I tend to "buy once, cry once" if it's in the budget.💰well spent if it lasts and does the job accurately for years.

I checked eBay and other sites but didn't see anything that grabbed me. I already have several expensive hobbies so didn't want to add rebuilding INR meters to the list. I'm not on Medicare so knew this would be out-of-pocket. I purchased the INRange from Reliaston since I've been using the...

Just to put a bow on this thread, I received my fancy new meter today and plan to cancel the RemoteINR plan next week. My PCP certainly had no issues and signed off without worry. I confirmed with BioTel that there are no penalties in my contract and they'll just send a mailer so I can ship the...

I'm a 30+ year IT professional so this all makes perfect sense and is exactly what I was envisioning; Thanks for saving me the trouble of reinventing the wheel. My INR goes through long stretches of stability and then will go sideways for no particular reason. I don't think my doctor should have...

Well, this confirms what I should have known (and done) years ago. I only occasionally go far enough out of range that my PCP calls me. Otherwise, I'll check of course and get her thoughts but I think she will accept my self-reporting and happily refill my Warfarin scrip. Guess we'll find out...

I didn't want to hijack one of the older threads on BioTel/RemoteINR so starting a new one. I've been home testing for a few years, since pre-pandemic, and never really questioned the costs until I retired. Now that I'm on a fixed income I'm looking at the monthly "Remote INR Services" billed...