More blood tests someone needs to make a at home test for coumadin

Got to go into town today, another blood test for dad. I really wish that someone would come out with a home test for coumadin levels like they have for diabetes, then dad would not have to go into town in a car with a questionably working heater that may go out at any moment when the roads are icy and the temperature is sitting on -10 Fahrenheit. brrr

I'm not sure why no one has made them things yet either, since that seems to be a common test for heart patients to need to be getting, the heart institute here has it's own little setup for checking coumadin levels in a small office (an improvement over the hallway alcove they had at the old building). It seems like it would save a lot of money and hassle if the patient could take the test at home and send the results via computer to the medical center. If the result seems outta whack then the medical center can have the patient come in, if it looks okay then they can just keep on with what they're doing and send in another test the next week / month / whatever the schedule is. I mean, heck, it's exactly the same as taking a diabetes test - slide strip into the machine, poke finger, put drop of blood on strip and wait for resulting number to pop up.

Nothing a guy can't do at home if they can get the machines down to a cost they can be rented or bought for a reasonable price. Right?