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I requested and got my own private room and paid the difference as my insurance only pays for semiprivate. Well worth the extra bucks. That was in 2000 and I can't remember the extra cost. Go for it if you can.

Rick, I had a bicuspid aortic valve and an aneurysm and had Dr. Coselli put in a mechanical valve and darcon sleeve. Email me and I'll give you my phone number and we can chat.

Jim, if you get the electronic controls gizmo for the "S" you still need test strips. It only eliminates the need to run liquid controls

The Coaguchek "S" uses only one set of liquid controls that you use with standard testing strips. Each box of strips comes with a chip that you insert in the back of the unit and the chip and strips are numbered alike and the unit will not work of these two numbers differ. I only run controls...

Here is one article on valve noise. It was written in 1996 and I believe several valves have since entered the market. http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/61/2/594

I have a St Judes mechanical and that valve on the site does not sound anything like mine. Not even close. I have another study done somewhere regarding a mechanical valve noise comparision and it may be on my PC at work. If I can locate it I will post it. I can't even remember who did it...

Billy, I am traveling some this fall and the reunion is smack in between two trips down to South America so I don't know if I can make it. I have not been in contact with Bob in a month or so. Don't know his plans. If I don't make it to Chicago, I'm sure we'll get together soon...

I had the same surgery as Rob and my doc restricted me to 50 lbs. in the weight room. I try to stick to it and miss lifting heavy weights but I am slowly getting use to it. Not really.

Lisa, you can drop by and I'll test you anyday. I have a ton of test strips. I don't eat much V-K foods (greens) because my mom use to make me eat them upon the threat of torture or death and I have always hated them so now I have an official excuse to do what I have been doing all my life...

Yes and most self testers on the board, regardless of their brand of machine, would agree. There are less than a handfull of "S" owners on this board because they are a bit hard to come by. Where did you get yours?

I have to go to the cardiologist twice a year for a checkup and bloodwork.

I have a Coaguchek S and so does my cardiologist. My INR has remained very stable and has averaged 2.89 for the past 18 months with a dosage in the 8.5 mg. range. Here are a few rules I have set and I believe these have helped reduce my INR fluctuations. Again, this works for me and may not...

I travel all over the place and I try to take my meds including coumadin within one or two hours before or after my regular time back home. Since I take them at 8:00pm, in London that is about 2:00am (depending on daylight savings) so I take them before I go to bed which is generally pretty...

We have used Medco for about 3 years now and have not had any issues. We mail in the px's and charge the meds to a credit card. I think K writes a cover letter with each PX detailing the PX and any specific instructions.

Like Gisele, I had the option but opted to stay on Coumadin and had the procedure done with no complications. I even had a wisdom tooth pulled while on coumadin. The dentist packed and stitched it and also did not have any problems. My cardiologist is against going off coumadin except for...

Michelle/Woody, thanks for all the clarifications.

Well we started off as the Nasty 5 which is a long story but we changed our ways (some) and added two more in San Antonio (Hank and Lisa I believe) and were the N7 but someone changed it to the Mag-7 to promote a cleaner image I think. Of the original Nasty 5, THREE were women and Bob and I...

Related Article in NEJM The New England Journal of Medicine -- February 8, 2001 -- Vol. 344, No. 6 Longitudinal Assessment of Neurocognitive Function after Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery Mark F. Newman, Jerry L. Kirchner, Barbara Phillips-Bute, Vincent Gaver, Hilary Grocott, Robert H. Jones...

Coselli did my surgery. Great cutter and great hospital. You are in good hands. Best of luck.

Michelle, Regarding your statement that the manufacturer sets the price at $12.00 for patients, I gather this is a different price than that for a physician. Is this correct? Most venders who sell over the web really do not make a distinction between the two. For example, I found a vender...