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I think the monthly draw would have to go on. And tho my mother (78) has developed some communication issues, she reads them the riot act if they won't use a pediatric needle and put it right where she tells them. No worries about your panties ;) I guess now I need to look into how it would...

Ok I thought the lancet was part of or came with the device. As for watching where my mom goes... I do, but they use a needle to draw the blood. Only one lab around here (in the network that bought out our gp's lab) used the finger prick and they closed. That's another reason I want her to...

Hopefully they do. Unless someone has a suitable alternative they can tell me about?

But what actually pricks the finger? I figured that was part of the machine too, assuming you just don't stab yourself with a straight pin :)

I'll have to take a look and see what's what. I'd be hesitant for a non new in sealed box one because of the method of sample collection and possible contamination (unless I'm missing something)

Going totally rogue, no, I actually hadn't. Her GP does her warfarin dosing (the cardiologist is aware but doesn't manage the actual dosing tho does NOT object to home testing and sees no issue with it). Her GP has been her GP for years and she's not interested in changing from him. Tho even tho...

Yeah for YEARS she did 4mg / day. Then things started getting a bit whacky with some hospital/rehab stays in the last 2 years and I got it good and level with the 4/5 alternating vs messing with splitting a 1mg pill. Unfortunately, I don't have a long history of data and even in reviewing what I...

It would tell how much to add per week/day to get into a certain range depending on if it was the initial dose or ongoing dosing. This is for my mom who has been on warfarin for 30+ years. Her doctor and I have a fundamental disagreement on how to dose (i.e. if she gets say a 1.7 reading when...

Hi all, I was going to use the link I've always used to calculate mom's dosage: http://www.pace-med-apps.com/CoumCalc.htm And I'm getting the error below. Not Authorized to View This Page [CFN #0004] Is the site gone? thanks!

I wanted to close the loop on my original questions from this thread. I took over the dosing for my mom and we've been able to keep her in a 2.0 - 2.3 range since May so I'll just proceed as we've been doing. She's at 4mg 4 days/week and 3mg the other days. The home testing thing is still a...

**** - do you use an online guide? I was using this one: http://www.pace-med-apps.com/CoumCalc.htm but perhaps I'll have her take an extra 1mg on Saturday too (so +3mg over the course of the week). As for the doctor and that whole circus..... My mom's been going to him for over 20 years. There...

No valve replacement I'd LOVE to have her do home testing (if but for nothing else than 30+ years of needle sticks every 3 - 4 weeks in the same spot because it's the only spot to get a sample easily due to rolling veins is crazy) but I've asked the GP about this and he said absolutely not...

Thanks ****! Glad you chimed in given all your experience and knowledge. When she was on 4mg, she was running in the 2.5 - 3.5 range. That came up as a concern in our trip to CCF last year and again when she fell in March of this year and spent about 2 weeks in an inpatient PT rehab place. They...

Hi all, My mom's been on warfarin for a bad native mitral valve and constant a-fib. Has been well managed where very few changes in dosage, changed from 4mg to 3mg / day back in March after a fall and short hospital stay. 2 tests ago (3 weeks) she was at 1.5 so her GP that manages the dosing...

I can't speak from personal experience but my mom had a TEE about 15 years ago. Her biggest complaint was the "god awful taste of the throat spray". She likes to stay alert and watch the screens for things like catherizations and she was disappointed that she was so out of it for the TEE and...

My mom's been on Atenolol and Lisinopril (along with her warfarin) for many years to help with keeping heart pressure (and blood pressure) down because of her constant A-Fib and bad valve. She has no known side affects and only had one incident that the doctor determined was caused by the...

Another great program (though I'm not sure if it's available for Apple or Linux based machines) is calibre. Can convert to/from about 10 different formats, PDF and DOC included.

Ok well that's good to know, it just makes me wonder if it's harder to remember what you took the day before so you don't take say 3mg 2 days in a row or something. Not that I think it would do a whole lot but since she's so close to being in range and been very stable, that's why I was thinking...

Sounds like the turtle farms are a popular spot! Mom went to the GP today and he said she goes between 1.6 and 2.3 so he was ok with adding a few mg / week and checking in a few weeks. He told her to take an extra 1mg every other day and get tested in the hospital lab as normal (so beginning of...

Thanks for your input ****. She is on coumadin for the A fib along with MV stenosis and prolapse. If we saw this "low" reading once or twice I'd get it but Cleveland Clinic questioned it when we were there for a checkup in June, and the ER doc raised his eyebrows this weekend and back in March...