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Gary, http://www.inratiostrips.com/ http://www.medsupplier.com/alere-hemosense-inratio-2-pt-inr-test-strips-99008G2.aspx Unfortunately both suppliers have disclaimers so I have no idea where to purchase strips legitimately anymore. Inratiostrips.com, where I've purchased for years, looks...

"Disclaimer: I agree that I am a physician and or a licensed home healthcare facility. I have a medical license to purchase this product." I looked at a few different suppliers websites where I have purchased InRatio strips in the past to see if they have strips available yet. The above...

Dick, my foil packet also has PN:28227 on it. This is not the PN they are referring to. If you still have the original box that they came in, look on the side of the box. If there is the word REF with a box around it and the numbers 99008G2 following it, then these are the recalled strips. They...

He was showing how the anti-coagulated blood in the test tube was sloshing around and the blood in the vitamin k test tube was like sludge.

Anybody catch Dr. Oz's show this morning? I saw a quick glimpse as I was walking by a t.v. Maybe I misunderstood, but from what I saw, he was holding 2 test tubes of blood, one thinned (his description) by an anti-coagulant and one with vitamin k in it. He was comparing the 'thinness" and...

I work for the State of Massachusetts, and a few years back, offered through my place of employment, I was able to get my Coumadin for free from a Canadian mail-order company called CanaRx. The Coumadin was in it's original unopened package and I never had any problems. Unfortunately, Coumadin...

Hi Bigowl. Glad to see you devoured info on Al Lodwick's site. I too have poured over much of that info and found it very helpful. One thing that might be of interest for you that I found on his site concerns yogurt, seeing how you said you were going to start snacking on it with your morning...

Hi Josh.Your dosage is perfectly fine. I've been on a high dosage ever since my surgery 4 years ago. Right now I'm taking 20 mgs on 5 days a week, and 22.5 mgs the other two days. I'm only 5 ' 2 " and weigh 145. My doctor says I must have a good liver since I metabolize so fast. ( P.S. I think...

I'm four years out from surgery and still feel odd things happening in my sternum area from time to time. I've spent a few years doing pec flys with no problem, then one day when I was vacuuming I felt a snap. Now pec flys feel strange to do. Not painful, just odd. Same thing happened once when...

I think dick0236 is right. My husband, who does not take any meds at all, cut himself shaving one night right before we were to go out to dinner. He applied firm pressure with a handkerchief to the cut as we drove 1/2 hour to the restaurant thinking that's all it needed, and the darn thing...

Just curious where you got your info on blueberries causing a dramatic effect on INR. I eat 1/2 cup of either fresh or frozen blueberries on top of my yogurt every morning. According to the USDA nutrient data lab, which is the site where I get all my Vit. k info, 1/2 cup of raw blueberries has...

Thanks for the info Leeroy. My new cardio (my beloved cardiologist of 17 years just retired and the office transfered me to this idiot) told me a few months ago that the new guidelines said that people with AVR don't need antibiotics for dental procedures anymore. When I went for a cleaning a...

I have an INRatio. It took a few months to get used to dropping the blood on the test strip exactly where it belongs, so I ruined quite a few test strips in the process. I ordered on-line these little gadgets called Microsafe Tubes, which collect your blood and allow you to drop it easily on the...

My PCP told me once that she had a patient on 75mg daily. I thought at the time that maybe she mispoke. Now I'm not so sure. I'll choose 50 to 100.

When I was being released after surgery, I was given an 'Anticoagulation Program' book, put out by Baystate Medical Center, the hospital I had my surgery in. It states: 'You should avoid green tea, herbal teas that include tonka beans, woodruff, and melilot because of their significant effect...

--MNMom, You seem to be struggling with your dosage as I did after my surgery. I was forced to stay in the hospital for 11 days after my surgery because their policy was not to release a patient until their INR reached 1.7. Well, by day 11, I was only at 1.6, and I was taking 10mg per day at...

Enjoy your massage! The center where I had my cardiac rehab actually had a special massage room just for the heart patients, many of whom are on anti-coagulants. I enjoy deep tissue massages every other month, and I always request for them to go extra deep and hard. I'm on an extremely high...

Wow! Thanks for the info. I just saw my dermatologist last week for a pre-op visit (cyst removal) and I asked her at the time what can be done about my raised scar. She said 'nothing'. When I go in a few weeks for my cyst removal, I'm going to question her again.

Just remember stress can affect hormones and cause missed periods. And your body has been through ALOT of stress! As far as surgery triggering menopause, I doubt it. I WISH it did! I can't wait for that to happen! I had my AVR at age 44. I am now 48 and still as 'regular' as ever.

Yes. My AVR surgery was at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. They seem to have the same medication policy as Mass Gen. The only time I really remember being in great pain was when they removed those darn drainage tubes.