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- In light if the issues I've had with my lab recently (long waits, missing lab results, fax machine that never works), we are re-evaluating getting a home INR tester, even though it will be more expensive than the lab draws. I'm wondering if anyone...
- I've got to get a new medical alert ID. I've had the last one only two years and the links keeping breaking in half. It has fallen off my wrist twice in the last two weeks. The jeweler who looked at it said it might just be cheaper to get a new one...
- Just wanted to share a story from March.I had pelvic surgery early in March (a month ago today!) and I am still fighting to get my INR back under control. About a week and a half after the surgery, I was getting more active but realized I kept...
- So, I had surgery on March 9th. Minor stuff all things considered, but still had to bridge to Lovenox, still spent the night in the hospital, did a week on heavy-duty pain pills, etc.After the surgery, we went right back to my old warfarin dose...
- I finally read the article in last week's People magazine where Serena Williams talks about her DVT and PE scare. Parts of her story sounded pretty familiar to me. She had messed up an ankle and was in a soft cast. While in New York, she realized...
- So, my husband and I are doing some estate planning just cause, really, shouldn't everyone?Anyway ...We're looking at a whole body donation program for after death. Since neither of us feel strongly about being buried it makes sense to have someone...
- OK. So, once upon a time I was a camp counselor and we used to do this exercise called "Buckthorns and Wild Roses" at the end of the sessions to kind of go over what was really good and really bad about the last week. It has been a real up-and-down...
- I've added a new medical problem to my list...My right foot has been bothering me on and off for about a month. I'm on my feet 9-10 hours a day at work and it would hurt when I got home at night but be fine the next morning. I thought maybe I needed...
- I saw chiropractors for years when I was younger to deal with neck and head injuries, but haven't seen one consistently for 5-6 years at this point. Basically, I haven't seen one since I became a warfarin lifer.I'm having head/neck issues again and...
- So, my husband and I have a FLEX account, where you pull a portion of your pre-tax pay to put away for medical expenses. I'm trying to figure out whether compression stockings and medical alert bracelets are considered "medical expenses" or not. I...
- A hockey player for the Colorado Avs was diagnosed with bilateral PEs yesterday and will be out the rest of the season so he can take blood thinners. The doctor in the article is quoted as saying that it is not a career-ending problem, even though...
- I was reading through some info my OB/GYN gave me today on some uterine surgery I'm considering. It isn't surgery she usually does, so she printed out some info from the Internet and gave me a referral. The info is from Georgetown University...
- 'Tis the season, right?So, on Monday, I'm delivering two big jars of holiday candy: one to my primary doc's office and one to my asthma doc's office. The two offices teamed together to get my PEs diagnosed back in January and I have felt really bad...
- So, Thanksgiving day my family went for our regular walk around the park after stuffing ourselves. It was pretty chilly here (high of 34F) and very dry. I enjoyed the walk. We were almost back to the house when my dad asked "You wouldn't have been...
- So, I saw my OB/GYN a couple weeks ago. I have a large uterine fibroid in an awkward place that could eventually lead to a hysterectomy. NOT good, since I can't take hormone replacements ... Oddly enough, we discovered the fibroid after doing a CT...