mailman-ret wrote:
Along with others on the forum, I get my medical care at the VA as I have since '92. Xarelto looks promising as after my first heart attack I realized that I am a very hard stick. I tell the lab techs that I sneak in the back door so I can catch them as they run out the door to avoid the hassle of sticking me.
I have deep veins.....have had 5 folks sticking me in attempts to hit a vein, any vein.
Current Lab Tech nails it every time. Others pass me off to her as soon as they see my name---which is fine with me!
Xarelto.......not sure it is on the VA National Formulary
If it is you have to convince your VA PCP that Warfarin isn't working or causing medical issues BEFORE they would be able to prescribe Xarelto
It is VERY expensive. Good luck with getting it thru VA Med.
https://www.pbm.va.gov/nationalformulary.asp
