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I received a call today from Alere that they were sending me a Coaguchek meter to replace my INRatio 1 meter and that it would be no cost to me. I thought yea right you will bill Medicare for it. They went on to say that I was to send my old meter back and informed them that I bought and paid...

What is up with Alere now changing their policy that we have to do twice a month reporting. For me this means I will be using 2 boxes of 12 strips per year rather than one box at their price of $165. My doctor has me call into Alere, who then sends the results to the doctor, Alere then turns...

Had a problem with brand new strips from Alere Home Monitoring, kept getting error code 412. This code doesn't show in my instruction manual for the INRatio machine. Called Alere and was transferred to HemoSense. Subject I spoke with had me tell them what the code was and how far down the...

Here is my problem. I am trying to locate a pharmacy either in the US or Canada that sells the INRatio strips in lots of 12. I was using Raytel however my last set of strips were bad and giving me false readings. I called HemoSense which agreed to replace them however they would not sell direct...

Anyone know if you can order your inr strips on line from Raytel? Last year I had no trouble finding them now I can't find them for beans. Have made numerous phone calls and can't talk to a live person nor get them to call me back. After all the trouble I had with QAS I really don't want to use...

Anyone on here had to have Cataract Surgery while taking Warfarin and if so did you need to stop your Warfarin? Got a call in to my doctor of course he is out till next week. Surgery set up for the 28th of this month. Asked the Laser folks and they couldn't answer the question.

Where do you get your test strips and how much Where do you get your test strips and how much I have the same machine as yours. Last time I checked QAS wanted $156.00 for 12 strips Raytel cost $92.00 which included shipping to the west coast. I submitted the bill to my insurance and they...

Anyone else having problems with their teeth since you went on coumadin? My dentist told me that it causes a condition called dry mouth and since I have been on it they can't keep up with the cavities. Now we are down to pulling them and I am headed for false teeth. All the cavities are taking...

Rash-Coumadin Rash-Coumadin Funny that you brought this up as I was just going to ask if anyone besides me is taking PepcidAC with their Coumadin. I too have been having trouble with rashes for sometime now. One of the side effects of PepcidAC is rash or hives. The only thing I have found that...

Important warnings and instructions for Heparin Sodium Injection Important warnings and instructions for Heparin Sodium Injection Todays news said the FDA is sending inspectors to China this week to investigate the manufacture of this drug. Hope they check out who is making the bad warfarin...

SS Sailor back in Hospital and out SS Sailor back in Hospital and out Hey guy this is the same thing that happen to me that I told you about on the phone. Did you go to St. Peter or back to Tacoma? Mine taken two and half weeks to come on. Went through the same symptoms dry heaves couldn't get...

Got the new prescription, did as the doctor ordered, double dose for two days then back to my original dose of 5 mg's and then 2.5 for two days. Home tested last night and was back in range of 2.3 INR. Guess this means no more mail order drugs for this old man.

Holy smokes INR low Holy smokes INR low These are the generic. The reading at the doctors office was .96, which the doctor indicated was someone not on coumidan. They sent the blood sample to the hospital lab and they got a reading of 1.69. Yes they crumble easy in the hand. If you recall I...

Checked my INR last week was at 1.9, should be between 2.0 and 3.0. Thought well I had been eating alot of greens. Last night ran a check and it was 1.6. Got to the doctor this morning and I was at .09. Best we could figure out was the warfarin I have getting through mail order from PPS, in...

INRation Machine INRation Machine Yes it would help if the well was deeper. As it is now when I place the drop of blood on the dot, it migrates down the strip and into the machine. Also may try the two fingers on the right hand instead of the left, although I can't see why it should make a...

It seems that every time I put a large drop of blood on the green dot, it runs everywhere when it should stay on the green dot and I then get a error message. The only time I have gotten a good reading was the first day that the nurse talked me through a test and the other time was at the...

Finally after fighting with my insurance for the past year and half found the info here about QAS. They went to bat for me and got the insurance to pay for their machine. Hopefully no more going to the Doctor every month and coming out with a nice bruised arm. The only problem I had was with the...

Lowering LDL Cholestrerol Lowering LDL Cholestrerol I have tried all the statins and had nothing but problems. Straight Zetia didn't work for me. Last year my doctor put me on Vytorin 10/20 and it lowered my reading to 146/40 from a high of 226. I have had no problem keeping my INR between 2...

As I recall my surgeon's office did nothing but set me up with a pre-surgery orientation at the hospital about a week prior to surgery. My surgery was done at St. Peter hospital in Olympia. They did a great job of explaining what was going to be done and what to bring with me. After the...

How Does Fatigue Affect You How Does Fatigue Affect You Has your husband had his carotid arteries check? I to had the same episodes of the graying out and crossed eyes. Found that the carotids where plugged up and once they where cleaned out, no more problems. Eye surgeon said that problem can...