pellicle
Professional Dingbat, Guru and Merkintologist
secondedI have my own meter. I buy my own strips and lancing devices. I self manage. What the hell do I need a service for?
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secondedI have my own meter. I buy my own strips and lancing devices. I self manage. What the hell do I need a service for?
I have needed extra INR strips several times for dental surgery and my cardiac ablation. My Coagulation clinic and test service provider sent me extra strips when I requested them; I did not pay an additional fee. I'm sure Medicare paid for the extra strips, but I hit my Medicare part B deductible last winter, so there was no additional charge to me for the extra test strips. I simply used my phone app to request a refill of test strips, and they didn't ask any questions.If I have a failed test, or a situation where I have to test more than once a week, they'll CHARGE me for the extra strips -- and it won't be cheap.
I simply used my phone app to request a refill of test strips, and they didn't ask any questions.
If anyone is on Medicare (over age 65 in the USA), I encourage you to consider using a clinic.
Lawyers killed Liberty (Valance)Not sure if anyone here will refill my Warfarin prescription again without sending me to an anticoagulation clinic to ensure they have their ass covered legally
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a wonderful movie.Lawyers killed Liberty (Valance)
My PCP, and cardiac depart, or the lab I go to, can prescribe Warfarin. I do not self-test. But proud of those who can.My (now former - I have to find a new one) PCP had no issues with prescribing Warfarin - with refills. I proved to him that I CAN self-test and self-manage my anticoagulation, and he prescribed it for me. Here in California, there's a database of medications - if you're in California (and maybe the rest of the country), your new PCP may see that you've been taking warfarin for a while, and haven't killed yourself yet.
Your PCP, or cardiac clinic can prescribe warfarin. And on Medicare. For a pharmacy to fill the warfarin order, you need a script from a doctor. I have never had any issues on warfarin. And I go to a teaching medical school, and they have a great lab, that is also part of cancer treatment center.Not really. And not yet. First, I’m not on Medicare. I have private insurance like most “younger people” in the states. Also, I’m not using an anticoagulation clinic yet. But, ask me the same question in 3 months and I might have a different answer. Not sure if anyone here will refill my Warfarin prescription again without sending me to an anticoagulation clinic to ensure they have their ass covered legally. And this is so stupid because I can literally prove that I can do a better job. But that’s just not how things work here.
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