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Hi everyone, I started Jantoven and the first week INR was great. 3.2 No side effects. Now testing weekly as instructed by my doctor. The following week I was 2.5 so I tested the next day to see if I had made a mistake and it was 2.3. I waited another week and it was 2.6. After that...

Hi Louisiana. I am 70 years old. I was born with a birth defect and had open heart surgery at age 7 in 1957 to repair a malformed mitral valve and a atrial septal defect. It was pioneer surgery. As a by product of this surgery I went into complete heart block. Pacemakers weren’t available then...

If sniff is to hold my breath? What is sniff?

Hi Catwoman. I also have a Micra leadless Medtronic pacemaker. I have A fib 100% of the time. Had a mitral repair and a ASD surgery when I was 7 years old in 1957. Dr Walter Lillehei pioneer children’s surgeon. And mitral valve replacement in 2001 at Cleveland Clinic. Long journey. Good luck and...

Same here.

I am about out of Coumadin. I got my Jantoven prescription. Fingers crossed. 🤞

Are you taking Jantoven?

There was a FDA alert of test strips that were not supposed to sell in USA. Here is a long explanation. Look for the company selling them. Hopefully it doesn’t apply to anybody here. It may be old news. Not the first alert either. https://www.drugs.com/fda-alerts/2311-2631.html

Thank you Pellicle. That is reassuring.😊

I have two questions that I wonder if someone here knows the answer. First I use the Vantus and the service from Roche which was now bought by BioTel Heart, effective June 23, 2020. So far nothing has changed. I was told by letter. Does the Vantus machine calibrate automatically? In other words...

Interesting. I have the St Judes mitral since 2001. Also permanent atrial fibrillations which I don’t feel because I have a complete heart block and thus I also have a pacemaker since 1974. Long road since my first surgery in 1957. That was pioneer surgery and caused me the complete heart block.

Well I tested on my Vantus yesterday. I have a mechanical heart valve so my range is 2.5 to3.5. It read 2.7 and I did it twice with the same result. I am in range so no changes. However since everyone has been noticing and me as well that the Vantus coagucheck XS can register higher than the...

Hi Charlottekaye Since Covid I began self testing this past April instead of going to my doctor’s office. This group here helped me get started. I contacted Roche patient services and they eventually delivered the machine and strips. My insurance (Medicare and Cigna) has been covering all costs...

I asked cardiologist but he told me he wanted me to try Jantoven. He says it’s more like my Coumadin. I just picked up my first prescription. I still have about 3 weeks of Coumadin left... I also take a baby aspirin.

Hi **** My cardiologist had asked me how did my machine standardize before doing a test like the labs do. I told him that I thought it was done automatically with the Vantus I use and the strips Roche sends ne. That’s correct? Hope so.

I do tend to eat consistently the same things. Hopefully I’ll be lucky too! Thank you.😊

I am always anxious the day I test. I can't help it. I have to switch to Jantoven in a month or so. I will be out of Coumadin. Doctor already gave me prescription for Jantoven. I am super anxious about the change. This blog helps me manage it. Thank you to all who help. He did say he wants me to...

Hello to everyone. After postponing twice I finally had my echo today. No changes so good. We discussed the Lab draw vs my Vantus machine. He said the difference of 2.9 to 3.3 was ok. I asked if I should do a Lab draw every year. He said once a year is fine. I have the Vantus. He said I should...

I did the same thing last week and they were pretty close too. Lab was 2.9 and XS Roche was 3.3. I think it means the lab is slightly less.

Hi Athens Are they saying our home testing is inaccurate? That the results are higher than they should It