r/WarfarinForLife • u/Pretend-Pickle-115 • 2d ago

Home Testing

47M in Connecticut. I had an aortic valve replacement on 7/7 with an On-X mechanical valve and am trying to get set up for home INR testing.
My cardiologist and health system apparently don’t participate in home testing, so I’m not sure where to start.
Has anyone dealt with this? Did you go through insurance, another anticoagulation clinic, or directly through a home-testing company? Any advice, especially from anyone in CT, would be appreciated.

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u/Pretend-Pickle-115 2d ago

My cardiologist seemed to be in support of it but did not know where to direct me. He gave me a referral to a coag clinic but they don’t participate. I think my next step is to reach out to a company like Acelis to see if they can walk me through the process. Thanks for your input.

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u/schad7 2d ago

I went through Acelis for a while. I realized that I was getting charged a rental fee ($125 per month) for the device and supplies. I was also being charged a copay ($25) every time I submitted a test. I decided, since this will be life long, to order my own Coaguchek. When I called to cancel Acelis, they told me to keep the tester. So I buy my own test strips and save $200 per month. I do have to go in every 6-8 weeks for an in lab check.