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???? ???? Well Phillips (formerly Raytel) - told me that I owned the testing unit. Then they told me that it was only a part of the monitoring service and that I would have to return it. I am now trying to negotiate with Phillips to buy the old unit. Phillips will sell the test strips to me...

Have been doing home monitoring for over four years now. In August I found out from Phillips INR that UHC had discontinued home base monitoring. Anyone share similar situations with UHC recently...

Lisa - Yes, that is about (January 1) when UHC stopped paying for Raytel (Phillips) charges. The health plans seem to change somewhat every year. Less and less is covered... Kerri - I checked Amazon and found the same strips at about $250 for 48. This works out to be about $5 per strip...

It seems that not all UHC contracts are the same. And they seem to change from time to time - depending on employer renegotiations. Yes - three years ago UHC bought the monitor and has been paying Raytel the monitoring fee. Then they stopped paying the $280 fee. I started getting the bill...

Found out that UnitedHealth will no longer pay for the home test. My provider was Phillips Remote (formerly Raytel). I called them up and they told me that UnitedHealth had originally purchased the testing unit for me - so I own it now. I asked them if they sold the test strips - they do (12...

Have heard of various injection techniques on this site in the past. One is to pinch the injection site and then sticking the needle in. Another was to apply an ice cube and get the injection site cool. Also one about letting all of the alcohol dry before injecting. Take your pick - or just...

Raytel Raytel I have been using Raytel for my INR weekly blood checks for over a year now and have not had any major concerns. My insurance covers it (United Health) and I only pay a monthly $15.00 fee. I am renting the tester and get my supplies from Raytel - always sent via FEDEX with 2...

I have been taking 7.5mg x 4 days and 10mg x 3 days - but i have been bouncing around from 1.6 to 4.3 - I have had several above 4 weeks - I am getting some new test strips from Raytel for my INRatio - they said sometime the heat effects the results...

Fish oil Fish oil Have been taking 2 x 1000mg of fish oil each morning - along with flaxseed, vitamin D and vitamin E - all dr recommended - no problems. I use pilgrim.com as my supplier - they are very good and have lots of price specials. Good health to all.

Raytel Raytel Am completing my first month of home testing on an INRatio machine furnished by Raytel. For the first two years since AVR surgery I was having a blood draw each month at my DR's office. Finally on my semi-annual visit to my cardio, the nurse mentioned that I could probably...

home testing home testing just got my inratio machine from Raytel two days ago - am waiting on their nurse to give me a call to walk me through the procedure - boy am i looking forward to not going to the doc's office every month and getting stuck with that needle and having a bruise for a...

Wet Wet Yep - kind of wet and snowy along the front range of Colorado today. But then if it gets colder will have to crank up the furnace tonight... :confused:

Bad bleed Bad bleed Had a really bad nose bleed about three months after surgery. Couldn't get it stopped by usual methods (I have a previous history of nose bleeds) and finally broke down and went to the hostpital ER. They checked my INR and it was acceptable. They packed the nose with...

thanks thanks Hey guys - just wanted to say thanks for the replies - especially Geebee... The last couple of my bloody eyes have lasted a couple of weeks - the eye drops (Alrex) help to encourage healing. Seems there are these things called Macrophages (sp?) that come out and eat up the...

agree agree I would agree with all of the above - I have had mine for almost a year now. It is well worth the time, effort and money to invest in this possible life saving instrument. They (Medicalert) have a wide range of products to choose from. I rest a little easier knowing that it is a...

Have been having problems with bleeding in both eyes (one at a time). My eye doctor has given me some prescription eye drops and said that it was caused by a reaction to the warfarin. It clears up in a couple of weeks and causes no vision problems. Anybody here have the same thing? Thanks.

Looking for guidance and advice in regard to adding fish oil supplements to my use of Lipitor. Read an article last weekend on the advantages of fish oil supplements for people needing statin type drug regime. The article tended to state the value of using both the statin drug in combination...

Had OHS 3/3/2004 for AVR (27mm Medtronic-Hall) and double bi-pass. Doing just fine. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Medic-Alert type bracelet or necklace? I was thinking it might be helpful in an emergency situation to have something like this for the doctor or medical...

denver here denver here I had an aortic valve replaced and two bi-passes done at Presbyterian/St. Lukes here in Denver on 03/03/04. My surgeon was Dr. Richard Parker. He was great - and did what I believe to be a good job. He is also a nice guy and easy to talk with.