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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...

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...

I read a brief article about Ipad2 having magnets that could affect brain shunt settings when in close proximity. So now I'm wondering if there are any magnet problems with mechanical valves. Can the leaflet function be attracted/affected by magnetic sources?

I'm just wondering what % of us BAVers also has some kind of coronary anomaly? I had an angiogram last week, totally not expecting them to find anything wrong aside from the valve, since my cholesterol levels are pretty good. Afterwards they told me that my coronary arteries were clear as...

Just trying to organize and plan. Seems as though most didn't use what they took with them. I remember when my kids were born that I HATED the hospital gowns. They were too wide and always all bunched up and twisted. The snaps and ties were non-existent--hence the free shows in the hallway...

Is there a good app for iPod/iPad to help calculate dosing adjustments, and to store a spreadsheet of dosing and testing history? I'm not quite there yet, but I'd really like to be set up to handle all this INR stuff entirely independently shortly after having the surgery. I hate the idea of...

I'm confused about the use of the phrase "minimally invasive". My regular cardio told me to just go with the regular sternotomy to make sure the surgeon could see what he was doing. So I didn't ask about the incision at the consult. But at the end of the meeting the surgeon said he only does...

Central Line infection rates: Consumers Reports ratings of hospitals http://www.consumerreports.org/health/doctors-hospitals/hospital-ratings.htm http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/744131 Don't be afraid to ask someone to wash their hands again!

Please define Shortness of Breath. What exactly does that mean to you? Are you "fighting for air"? Are you just breathing a bit harder than you used to at the top of the stairs? Does it just take longer to get back to breating normally? Do your lungs feel like they are stretched or...

From skimming some of the details in people's signatures, I haven't seen any pressure gradients as high as mine yet. What were everybody's "specs" when told that it is time for AVR? My Mean Pressure Gradient was measured at 61 mmHg, and the Peak is listed as 100 mmHg. (AVA calc .8-.9cm2, EF...

Hello. I don't expect anybody to be able tell me if MY insurance plan will cover this or that, I'm just trying to figure out what category to look in. I'm assuming that a self-testing INR machine would fall into the DME category, but where do TEST STRIPS fit into most insurances? They can't...

New researcher asking questions for the future: Are there different models of St Jude Mechanical Aortic valves? I don't mean sizes, or aortic vs mitral, I was wondering about features. Are there different features still in use with different hinges, lengths, or coatings or .....? I'm assuming...