wcasey5
Well-known member
In the year or so that I have had my Inratio2, I have never went to the lab and verified the readings. So, a culmination of different things happened last week along with a lab to verify my INR. My cardio gets me to do a lab every 3 or 4 months to see how things were going. In this case bad. Friday (aug 15th) My son and I drove from Maryland to Bathurst new brunswick, about 1020 miles (1632 kilometers) for a wedding. I was real tired by the time I got to the hotel. Went to the wedding on Saturday, then drove back home Sunday. I ate mostly salads and drank some beer, along with the lack of sleep.
Anyway, Monday I got my INR checked at the lab (veinous draw), and used my machine at the same time. My machine read 1.9, but the lab read 1.6! I used the same arm and everything. I increased my dose and now I am up to 4.4 on my machine. I'm not worried about the high number, but the .3 difference. And the fact that it is reading high!
So now I am wondering if I should contact the manufacturer? Wait and test again? Adjust my numbers to reflect a high reading, like making my range 2.3 to 3.3 instead of 2.0 to 3.0? This worries me, have any of you come across this problem?
Anyway, Monday I got my INR checked at the lab (veinous draw), and used my machine at the same time. My machine read 1.9, but the lab read 1.6! I used the same arm and everything. I increased my dose and now I am up to 4.4 on my machine. I'm not worried about the high number, but the .3 difference. And the fact that it is reading high!
So now I am wondering if I should contact the manufacturer? Wait and test again? Adjust my numbers to reflect a high reading, like making my range 2.3 to 3.3 instead of 2.0 to 3.0? This worries me, have any of you come across this problem?