Recent content by MarcoPolo

I've now tested on both the Coaguchek XS and the InRatio2 for about a month and the results are either spot on or .1 apart with the InRatio2 reporting a lower result when they're not the same. Both are consistently between 12-26% higher than the lab during the same month. The manuals say that...

I continue to have wide variance between the lab and the Inratio2. I've now been through two machines and three different lots of strips. For the last three weeks, I've had the following results: 3/1 - Lab 2.8, InRatio 4 3/8 - Lab 2.3, InRatio 3.1 3/15 - Lab 1.9, InRatio 2.3 Alere is telling...

As a follow-up, when I did the home test within an hour of the lab test (using finger prick for the home test and venous blood for the lab test), I got 2.8 on one strip and 3.2 on another strip (two different lot numbers). The lab reported 2.6. Based on this, Alere is sending me a new meter...

I just got my InRatio2 Meter from Alere yesterday. My prior lab INR result the night before last was 2.5. The trainer tested me three times on the InRatio2 meter with results of 3.4, 3.7 and 3.8. We got those same three results on both the meter assigned to me and also the meter of the...

I've never been on BP medication before but I'm on 150mg Metoprolol twice daily since I left the hospital four weeks ago after AVR. Is this a drug one is on long-term?

Thanks all for the advice. I did go back to work this week. Spent about 5 hours on Monday, 2 hours on Tuesday, 6 hours on Wednesday and Friday and 8 hours on Thursday. As long as I felt great, I stayed, but when I got tired, I went home. For those that were concerned about my driving, I...

It's been a little over three weeks since I had my bicuspid aortic valve replaced. The surgery was on Thursday January 9th and went extremely well. By Friday mid-day I was out of ICU and was reading email and even having a few phone calls on Saturday and Sunday. I had little pain and...

I've had trouble with other generics in the past. For example, I found that atorvastatin doesn't necessary work for me like Lipitor. Anyone have any trouble with warfarin that caused them to require the brand name drug?

Other than potential bleeding, are there any other known side effects of taking Coumadin? For example, cramps, fatigue, rashes, or other things that might be bothersome on a day to day basis. Thanks.