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For the second month in a row, I have nailed a perfect 3.0 INR. Or rather, I got a perfect INR via the "nail."
I try to watch what I eat and do things consistently and it appears to be working. I have been out on the golf course almost every weekend and on some of the hottest and sunniest days of the summer. The weather (heat/sun) appears to not have had an affect on my INR. Exercise at the gym has reduced somewhat as I'm so busy outdoors. I have added a glass of red wine at nearly every meal (except breakfast and lunch, of course!).
I have decided to forget appealing for a self-testing unit and save myself the money and the anticipated grief over another denial. My cardio office is hopefully getting one in a few months. My guess is their charge for a Protime test will not go down, but I don't care. I guess the folks who are able to acquire these units are very lucky and just have good insurance.
As long as I stay consistent with the above, I am much happier testing at the Cardio's office once every 4 to 6 weeks anyway. If I had my own machine, I'm afraid I might "over-test" when it isn't necessary.
For QAS: If your company offered "templates" or actual written appeal examples, it might have been easier to pursue my appeal. However, because you required me and my Cardiologist to draft individual letters from scratch it took away from my intiative. I felt like I was in a dart game as I had doubts as to how I worded it and worried how the insurance company was going to interpret it. Nevertheless, I finished my personal appeal letter, but my Cardiologist just never had the time to do his.
Regards,
I try to watch what I eat and do things consistently and it appears to be working. I have been out on the golf course almost every weekend and on some of the hottest and sunniest days of the summer. The weather (heat/sun) appears to not have had an affect on my INR. Exercise at the gym has reduced somewhat as I'm so busy outdoors. I have added a glass of red wine at nearly every meal (except breakfast and lunch, of course!).
I have decided to forget appealing for a self-testing unit and save myself the money and the anticipated grief over another denial. My cardio office is hopefully getting one in a few months. My guess is their charge for a Protime test will not go down, but I don't care. I guess the folks who are able to acquire these units are very lucky and just have good insurance.
As long as I stay consistent with the above, I am much happier testing at the Cardio's office once every 4 to 6 weeks anyway. If I had my own machine, I'm afraid I might "over-test" when it isn't necessary.
For QAS: If your company offered "templates" or actual written appeal examples, it might have been easier to pursue my appeal. However, because you required me and my Cardiologist to draft individual letters from scratch it took away from my intiative. I felt like I was in a dart game as I had doubts as to how I worded it and worried how the insurance company was going to interpret it. Nevertheless, I finished my personal appeal letter, but my Cardiologist just never had the time to do his.
Regards,
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