[Fishtalk]

Funny you should bring that up because, indeed, my own doctor told me I didn’t have to go on Coumadin, that there were other products.

But they are expensive, as doc tells me.

For now I am with the Warfarin because first I am already going into the donut hole at year end but right now I am more content having this closely supervised that my gums and eyes do not bleed all over the place.

Next year I’ll probably switch over.

But as to why on earth Hillary is still taking Coumadin, goodness, you got to wonder why don’t you?

I’ll take a guess. Her being on Coumadin gives her an excuse for frequent testing, testing that might be more for Parkinson symptoms than Coumadin readings.

Cause she doesn’t need to go through all that stuff with Coumadin.

[Bernard]

When you go through the list of alternative blood thinners, it looks like no 2 medications are used for the same list of conditions. The one thing they have in common is the blood thinning, but each one seems to carry some baggage.

As you pointed out, the old generic drug provides a cover for frequent testing. If you really think that Hillary is not being completely open and honest.....

[Sooth2222]

"But as to why on earth Hillary is still taking Coumadin, goodness, you got to wonder why don’t you?"

My impression formed over the years is that while VIPs always get the kind of medical care that they want, it's often not the best medical care that there is.