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The advice about contacting Alere is good. They know how to work with the ins companies, though BCBS can be a pain from what others have said. The standard 'in-network- medical equipment suppliers (DME) do not carry the meters. My ins. company - UHC had me go through the Phillips lease program...

I was itching to get back to playing golf... made it to the range about 5 weeks after surgery. Just hit a little. Around 8 weeks I was starting to get into it. One rule though... DO NOT HIT THE GROUND! It took me a year before I had the courage to really swing the club and risk ground contact.

congratulations!!!

Thanks for the news about the generic. Good to see you're up and around. Take it slow and easy.

Congrats on your valversary and thanks for the info on Dr. Starr. Very interesting.

Glad to read that things are coming together for you. I was on amiodarone for a month and then the doc had me quit cold turkey. No problems - hopefully you'll be the same. Keep up the good recovery!

Not that impending surgery is a good thing but it's reassuring to have that piece in place. Be sure to read the sticky about preparing for the patient at home... some good things to do to get ready.

What a wonderful valversary (I had my fifth this year too). Best wishes for many more.

Way to go...!!!! Best wishes for many more!

AM naproxen sodium PM warfarin enalapril hctz baby aspirin multi-vitamin calcium/vit d vit k Bedtime naproxen sodium There were more right after surgery.

Oh, great. And here I was thinking about cleaning out my purse so I could lift it.

Good news and thanks for updating everyone. Hope you can get some much needed rest for yourself now.

Glad to hear from you... keep checkin' in.

I love my mechanical valve. It keeps me alive! I hear it sometimes - but I can usually alter my body position to lessen the sound. I work in an university and there have been times when students with good hearing notice it. I usually warn them that the ticking they hear is me, not the crocodile...

Hi - Megan is it? First of all, you've come to the right place... valve replacement is what we're all about (and some other stuff as well). My first suggestion is to take a deep breath and try to relax a bit. The diagnosis of surgery is a bit overwhelming and you're are understandably anxious...

Thanks Greg, you really woke me up. I was afraid this might happen:

Best wishes for a successful surgery. Recover well. Peace.

So, I guess the big day is right around the corner. Wishing him a very successful surgery and an event-free recovery. Please make sure to let us know how he's doing. Peace.

Sorry you're going through this. Hopefully, there's an easy solution and you'll be good as new before long.

Thanks for posting this... it's a good reminder to everyone that we all need to be our own advocates. I had a similar situation with my warfarin prescription. Pharmacy misinterpreted the doc's instructions which was then compounded by the insurance co. Gist of was, they were going to deny me my...