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Pellicle, the top one. The result of the lab was 2.5. Blood was drawn at my doctor’s office at 4:30 pm. Don’t know what time it was picked up and sent to the lab.

Pellicle, thank you. It’s a big difference and it scared me about how to adjust my dose. But since I can go up to 4, and after reading @jeffp’s message, I may continue the same dose until I call the UCLA lab and ask them what method they used and discuss this. Thanks for the hint. ANSWERING...

Thank you. What you say makes sense especially that my blood was drawn around 4:30 p.m. so, not sure when it was delivered to the lab. I’m going to check about this.

Hello. Yesterday, I had lab work at my doctor’s office including INR testing. I had my machine with me. I tested my INR pricking my finger. My Coagucheck XS result was 3.8. Lab result is 2.5!!! Big difference! WHAT’s you advise. My machine is about five years old. Thanks in advance.

Happy for you.

Music is the best therapy at anytime! when I watch a musical movie before I go to bed, I wake up more refreshed!

Then, Ovaltine is not the only reason. But in my case, it definitely triggers it. Recently, decaf coffee started to affect my heart! As for magnesium, try (if you like) the powder! You can find it at Costco “CALM”. My new GP prefers it to pills!

In my case it was my INR!

Hi Pellicle, Yes, I had a TIA a few years after my surgery. I was doing very well testing and managing my INRat home and I was always in range as I always adjusted my dose according to what I ate or drank. I was very self confident of keeping it in range. Yet, I was somehow busy and skipped one...

I had AFib twice when my heart went up to 120-150 without me feeling it! Trust me, I normally feel every beat, every skipped beat, every palpitation! But on those two situations I was so busy that I didn’t notice any changes in my heart beats if it wasn’t for my Fitbit (first time) and my...

I try to test weekly though I think I'm very knowledgable now! yet, I wont trust my knowledge/intuition anymore as i went through this mistake eight years after my surgery and after being self-testing. I thought I mastered how to balance what I eat and I skipped ten days without testing! I had...

When I tested at the doctor’s, he asked me to test at home as soon as I could to better verify the accuracy of my machine’s results! Otherwise, there’ll be a difference! From now on I’ll take my machine with me and test right then. .

Hope all went well.

Very happy for you and wish you many more healthy returns, Duffy.

I’ll be praying for you and for your Eva (and all of your family) with whom you shall be spending many years of happiness with better health. 🙏

I had mitral insufficiency six years after my mild aortic insufficiency was confirmed in 1986. Both remained in mild condition until 2008 when the insufficiency became severe in both. My surgeon was planning to replace my aortic valve and hoping to repair my mitral, but ended up replacing...

Praying for you, Gail.

Congratulations! Wishing you many more happy and healthy returns!

I’d like to hear back from you after you stop the Ovaltine! It took me a long time to detect its *disturbing new* effect on me. I think also the ingredients/quality of ingredients may have changed during the last few years! I’d be anxious too in your position. Your doctor seems caring from...

My oral surgeon was happy with me if I went to the low level of my range, which I did by dropping my warfarin a bit two night before.