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It can be any smallish pillow: big enough to hold tight to your chest and cover the sternum, small enough that you can easily carry it everywhere for a while. It should be firm not mush, but soft enough to squeeze tight to your chest and it will conform a bit and not just press on one spot. My...

I read something somewhere that suggested that it is just "mid-year" for the annual (?) review process. I'm not sure when the next new guidelines will be published, nor whether they will have had enough lead-time to address the issue beforehand. I suspect that when they've had enough time to...

Just wondering if anybody has managed to buy their strips locally, or if we are all stuck with ebay and amazon when they have them? I have been using INRatio test strips for INRatio2 meter. One particular medical supply distributor seems to have a monopoly on the market in my area. All the...

Just saw this thread and plan to follow with interest. Based on your spreadsheet, I'm guessing you have 5 mg tablets and you take either 1.5 or 2 tablets daily. Theoretically, for the purposes of the experiment, it might be more accurate to have an even more consistent daily dose. If you set...

First double-check with the lab: spot on. Both readings were "2.5". :)

Easy-peasy Easy-peasy So my meter came and all I've got to say is "easy-peasy". I'll cross-check the results next week with the lab, but my first impression was "hit the Staples EASY button." We all need to make a stink about this being so hard to get. The insurance companies SHOULD be on...

What GUAGE needle or blade? What GUAGE needle or blade? You say 21 GUAGE. I just stopped at the pharmacy and only saw 30 and 33 GUAGE on the shelf (for blood glucose monitoring). The pharmacist said 18 or 21 GUAGE would be for a cow! Is it really THAT much bigger or deeper? Do I really...

Oops, not quite so easy to flip the columns around. I forgot I'll have to shift half the week up a row to the previous week. Maybe I'll just start a new "sheet" whenever I switch test days to have new regular day.

Oops, not quite so easy to flip the columns around. I forgot I'll have to shift half the week up a row to the previous week. Maybe I'll just start a new "sheet" whenever I switch test days to have new regular day.

I have seen starter kits on the Internet selling the Coaguchek XS that say they come with a lancing device and capillary tubes. Is it ok to use those with any of the machines? I know some people here have written about using the tubes and having it make it easier to put the drop where they need...

Thanks for the tips. Blood cells vs brain cells, I like that phrase. I may have to use it with the doc because she (her nurse) has told me to keep the same dose and test in 3 wks when I'm 1.8! I need to re-emphasize my opinion on this. At the time I had to just bluntly say I was not...

I bought Inratio2, but don't have it yet. I decided on that one because my cardio's office is trying to set up a coagulation clinic and have been starting to test out that brand. I am hoping down the line that he might more helpful in getting strips, but so far they wouldn't even consider...

I bought Inratio2, but don't have it yet. I decided on that one because my cardio's office is trying to set up a coagulation clinic and have been starting to test out that brand. I am hoping down the line that he might more helpful in getting strips, but so far they wouldn't even consider...

Has anybody in the USA (Northeast) found an IN-Network (Blue Cross insurance) DME Vendor that will sell either the Coaguchek XS or the InRatio2 device and test strips directly to a patient? I have an Rx, but have not found a local in-network vendor that will even sell it, let alone work with...

Hi Chaconne, I'm in the same boat as you were a few days ago. I'm still deciding between inratio2 and CoaguCheck XS--I think those are the latest models--if not, somebody please correct me. Where did you order from and what price? (Probably should PM the answer.) Were you able to use...

N jean, They may catch up with you next quarter. I picked up an Rx (different med) last week for my hubby, and they said that they had undercharged me last month, so this month they had to charge me the difference and the new price. Ouch on that brand drug--no generic. They weren't going to...

Garrett, Is there any chance you are starting to over-do on the chest & sternum stressful activities? Now that my back pain is much improved, and the lungs "sound better", and I am getting out for errands more frequently (with car doors and store doors to pull open and closed, groceries to...

We have an electric couch recliner and it is very useful, but sometimes hard to reach the buttons. The lever on the old chair recliner takes more than 10 lbs pressure to pull it. I had a lot of trouble getting in and out of the hospital's recliner. I spent most the first two weeks home in the...

Brian, You are a week and a half ahead of me, but seem to be doing way better on the exercise tolerance. I thought I was in pretty good shape before surgery, but I've only just moved to the two 20 min walks for this week. I have been out to the store a few times, but definitely feel like those...

Gribur It sounds like my surgery was about the same time as yours. I've been struggling with back pain since post op day 1. Sometimes it is my upper back, sometimes my lower back. Mine feels like muscle spasms, since they get considerably worse if I am cold. If this severe pain is a new...