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rehless
Explorer
Dec 23, 2018

Medical help in Puerto Penasco

Folks, I'll be heading to Rocky point in January, plan to be there five or six weeks.
My wife has to have her blood checked regularly for anti coagulation.
I contacted Rocky Medical Center and they said they do it and the lab is off site.
Just looking for some input from some one with experience dealing with
medical needs like this. Thank you all in advance.
Bill Rehfield
  • Talleyho69's avatar
    Talleyho69
    Moderator
    Dec 23, 2018
    Our neighbor here in Zihuatanejo takes coumadin. He goes to lab every 2 weeks and they give him a copy of the results and send them to Kaiser in Oregon. The cost is low. There are a number of labs testing in town and the prices and services vary. You should be in good shape, have a wonderful visit!
  • rehless's avatar
    rehless
    Explorer
    Dec 23, 2018
    Talleyho69,
    Thank you for the reply. That is pretty muchn what I'm going to have them ndom,in Puerto Penasco.
  • Scottiemom's avatar
    Scottiemom
    Nomad
    Dec 24, 2018
    They now have meters, much like a blood glucose meter, that can test the blood for coagulation. My DH's doctor had approved it 8 years ago but he ended up off the blood thinners anyway, so didn't need it.

    When they first came out, he wouldn't approve it, but later said they had worked the bugs out and it was more reliable. It would certainly make life easier for those needing this.

    You might check with her doctor and see if he would approve it.

    https://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1314037/medicare_to_now_cover_inr_self_testing_for_patients_on/

    Testing

    Dale

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