We understand the challenges of keeping your INR "in range" and we want you to know you're not alone. Real people just like yourself are working, playing, raising families, and moving forward with life with INRatio as part of their ongoing anticoagulation therapy. We hope you enjoy reading about some of them here.

Patient Profile: Tonya Henderson-Meyer

Home Town: San Diego, CA

Family: Married with four children

Condition: Bicuspid aortic valve with ascending aortic aneurysm, surgery to replace my valve and diseased aorta 8/05. Now I have a Carbomedics mechanical valve with Dacron conduit.

Years Self Testing: one

How did you hear about INRatio? From the anticoagulation clinic.

What was the most significant impact of self-testing with INRatio in your life? IT SAVES TIME! It saves time driving to and from the lab, it saves time waiting at the lab and you have results immediately (not 24 hours later). It’s portable so it can go on vacation with you if necessary.

What feature of INRatio have you found to be most important to you? The fact that it saves lab values over time and the fact that it is portable.

Tell us something unique about yourself that you’d like to share with others: I’m training for a marathon.

Hobbies: running, spending time with my family

Favorite Childhood Memory: playing at the beach

Favorite Web Sites: www.teamt.us (shameless plug), www.roadrunnersports.com

Favorite Recipe: Texas Caviar 1 (15oz) can white beans drained, 2 (11oz) cans shoepeg corn drained, 1 chopped green pepper, 1 chopped red pepper, 2 chopped tomatoes, ½ bunch chopped cilantro (may omit or reduce due to high vit K content), 1 bunch chopped green onion, 1 small bottle fat free Italian dressing. Mix all ingredients together season with garlic powder to taste.

Have you taken your INRatio anywhere special? On vacation a few times, it’s going to Disneyworld this winter.

Best advice to give others who are considering self-testing INR levels: It’s easy, fast and accurate. I report my INR to the same anticoagulation clinic that I would otherwise deal with, they help decide if any changes need to be made to my warfarin dose. All that can be done over the phone.