You can get a small monitor that allows you to check your own coumadin level. I have one and it's great! No more trips to the lab for a blood draw. It works just like a blood sugar monitor used by diabetics. One drop of blood on the test strip and less than a minute later you have your number. It is the same device that is used in the doctor's coumadin clinic! The one I have is by COUAGUCHEK. I've been doing my monitoring at home for 3 years and highly recommend it!
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