You're still a weenie!I have mine set at 5 the highest it will go!!
What are you using for stabbing?....a tooth pick?
I have those yellow plastic lancers/slicers.
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What are you using for stabbing?....a tooth pick?
I have those yellow plastic lancers/slicers.
What are you using for stabbing?....a tooth pick?
I have those yellow plastic lancers/slicers.
I do too but that is the only setting that I've found will give me an adequate drop of blood! Thick skinned I guess!
CThrock
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I guess I'm a weenie with Bina. Mines set at 3 too, and when I do the poke I turn my head so I don't have to look.
Mines set at 3 too, and when I do the poke I turn my head so I don't have to look.
"When I do the poke I turn my head....."
ME TOO!
ME TOO!
I started out at 3 and could not get a large enough sample. Al and I are both doing 5. I wish they had a higher number.
Blanche
Blanche
Ross
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Been there, done that. A long time ago at 3 weeks post op my INR dropped to 1.9 and so my nurse daughter had the pleasure of stabbing me, and I never felt a thing.....Was I ripped off?
Also: To find out if you have a Coaguchek friendly pharmacy in your area,
just call Roche Diagnostics in Quebec and a rep will give you the locations.
Not at all. It's just cool cause your expecting this big sting that never happens. You really need to inject yourself. A real adrenaline rush.
Hee hee.......Ross, I think my "rush" days are long gone......
Ross
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Hee hee.......Ross, I think my "rush" days are long gone......
I'd be happy to help you relive them.
netmiff
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You're still a weenie!
I, too, use the setting at 5, and still occasionally don't get enough blood to make a drop .... had to take 3 stabs the last time I tested, and I was at 3.5!
I'd be happy to help you relive them.
Well?............ I'm ...........w-a-i-t-i-n-g............
Out west here in Vancouver it is the London Drugs chain that has the Coaguchek franchise. They give the training at the store and have one INR machine "expert" to assist with new strip or lancet orders should there be a question. So far everything has been smooth sailing here EXCEPT that my wife's insurance refuses to cover either the machine or the strips (Great West Life).
Cameron
.Cameron
redwingsfan
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The pharmact technician who showed me how to use the monitor had the setting at 5. Thats where I will start when I do it on my own for the first time next Wednesday.
I'm going to have to keep a log though so I remember from week to week which finger on which hand I used last so I don't repeat it twicw in a row. I used to be able to remember taht kind os detail but not so much these days. I'll blame it on surgery because age can't possibly have anything to do with it.
I'm going to have to keep a log though so I remember from week to week which finger on which hand I used last so I don't repeat it twicw in a row. I used to be able to remember taht kind os detail but not so much these days. I'll blame it on surgery because age can't possibly have anything to do with it.
I always use the same finger when testing & I test once a week or sometimes, every two weeks if my INR seems to be stable. I thought at first that my finger would get sore after a while but it does not, so I have no problem using the same one all the time.
The info that I make sure to log down & I use a calendar that has the big daily blocks ---- I write down what my INR was & the daily dosages for all that week. If my INR compares or somewhat in the same range as last week, I'll write down the same dosages for the coming week & then test at the end of the week.
I believe your monitor keeps the INR readings in memory too but I prefer writing them down where they are readily visable to me.
Have fun!
Ross
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There is no need to alternate fingers. Actually, it's better to use the same one, because after a while, it's no longer sensitive to the punctures.
I may switch my testing finger when I remember....but it doesn't really matter. I'm testing every 2 weeks.
redwingsfan
Member
Thats good to know since I was told to change fingers with each test. It pays to listen to those who have gone on before me. That means less for me to remember. (Oh yeah excuse all my typos in the last post - typing is not my strong suit).
I hope sticking my finger goes better than my typing.
I hope sticking my finger goes better than my typing.
redwingsfan
Member
Yeah! I did it.
Yeah! I did it.
I did my first home test today and only ruined one strip. Not bad for a novice. My INR is within range...so I only have to test once a week now (hopefully every second week soon.)
Yeah! I did it.
I did my first home test today and only ruined one strip. Not bad for a novice. My INR is within range...so I only have to test once a week now (hopefully every second week soon.)
Excellent.
Congrats on your freedom.I was never great with the lancets,so my
pharmacist came up with these disposable lancets called accu-check safe-t-pro they have low,med and high dept for varying need..I luv em alot and think there is like 5oo in pkgs so should last me a lifetime
for now i check weekly,due to my 2nd surgery in Jan and still no magic inr....But i luv it and sounds like you do too. Good luck..ENJOYzipper2 (DEB)
