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The previous post was copied and pasted from my recall notification. Yes, i meant "no longer" and it's a Class I recall, not Level I....

ce Safety Medical Device Recalls Roche Diagnostics Recalls CoaguChek XS PT Test Strips Due to Inaccurate INR Test Results SHARE TWEET LINKEDIN PIN IT EMAIL PRINT The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries...

Roche has issued a FDA level one re-call, the most serious. I spoke with both Rick Wilburn, owner of Wilburn Medical and a supervisor at Roche. I buy two 24 strip vials from Wilburn for $225.00. This saves a considerable amount over the 6 strip vials from Allere and others. Try $4.69 vs. $20...

Sorry 'bout the lag time on this response. I invested in a Coaguchek in 2003 and now have the newer Coaguchek XS. I never report my INR. The Doc. office keeps chiding me and my Cardiologist just winks. He knows full well my understanding of my condition. I threaten to bring my copy of "Harrisons...

I use the Coaguchek XS system. I have always bristled at the cost from Alere (formerly ??) for test strips. $120.00 for SIX !! Finally got smart and ordered from Wilburn Medical, receiving 48 strips for $240.75, including shipping. So instead of $20.00 per strip, I pay $5.00 per strip and can go...

Bradvo, I assume you've googled and informed your MD about clay colored stool ?? That is the big red flag for me as to how you are feeling. That is an important symptom that should be addressed.

I see others forgot to post a happy tenth to themselves so what the hay.... Mine was November 27, 2002, the day b4 Thanksgiving. Baylor Hospital, Garland TX. Fresh off the air-ambulance from Durango CO. (very short vacation). At least I got to fly in a Lear Jet ! Didn't get no Turkey that year...

Could be what my cardiologist called "positional vertigo". I'd get very dizzy just turning over in bed or when I would look up quickly, and I mean really dizzy. Has something to do with the otolith organs and their crystals in the ear. Abnormal rhythmic eye movements (nystagmus) also accompany...

Hematuria should never be ignored. You did call the doc didn't you ??!!

Thanks for the feedback. I could be facing surgery to remove a cord lipoma and another lipoma in a thigh muscle (adductor magnus). We've been "watching" them both for about 7 years now. As long as the stay lipomas and not liposarcomas, they can stay..... Now, where is that soft tissue cancer...

You go ski girl, I just read your history. Gave everyone quite a scare, yourself included. Twas a nasty bug you encountered. Hope your doing quite well down under. I'm in Texas and I'm praying for some rain for ya'll. Regards, met

What I find intriguing is no blood components are acceptable. I understand they don't want our platelets, perhaps even red cells. But what about plasma ? Do we have any hematologists on board....

I know this has been touched on in other threads. However, I would like to hear about other members experiences coming off warfarin and bridging with Lovenox (low molecular weight heparin) for various surgeries and procedures (colonoscopy, endoscopy). I dread the day I will have to face this...

Can it be seen on Doppler ultrasound ??

Great replies all around. I also had emergency surgery. Met Dr. Cook the night before. No time for valve options. Mitral valve, 70% regurg. Both valves are obviously bi-leaflet. St. Jude design does have a longer history. I have one. The sound factor is something that will become irrelevent. I...

What a joy to have stumbled onto this site. I am clicking nicely tonight and hope everyone else is as well.... those with a mechanical anyway. Anyway, I'm sharing a short recollection regarding my urethral catheter. Many post-op cardiac patients receive the diuretic, Lasix, to help with all the...

Like ski girl said, we are not physicians, perhaps some forum members are but I am not. I do have some questions though. What was your physical condition prior to surgery and what precipitated this event or what were your symptoms ? Did you have a history of heart disease ? When you had surgery...