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By the way, it is the middle of the night now in Philly, so I can see that you arent sleeping. Sorry about that. It will get a lot...

@jag004 At this point after surgery, your body is still adjusting a lot to your new valve. I also had afib at night the third night...

@Nesphito I think the best idea is to get a letter from your surgeon. If he says 2-3, no other health professional will say anything...

@jag004 Your surgeon is absolutely right about your EF. Mechanical valves have much better hemodynamics, meaning that they are a bit...

I honestly dont think it is worth going to 1.5-2 if you compare the event rates with 2-3 in On-X and the St Jude in the prose study...

I had a second sirgery after my bio valve wore out after only eight years. i dont think your heart nevessarily gets damaged from a...

i know this sounds very simple, but sometimes the simple solutions are the best

this started to happen to me after i started exercising. But i never exercised before like I do now after syrgery 2. Long story short, i...

Looking at your post again, I think the issue is that your clinician seems to think that 7mg is your maintenance dose. But how can he...

CONGRATS and WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE. The surgeon did his job. Now comes the hard work on your part to work on your recovery, keep...

Hi Seaton, I had very similar issues when I first started warfarin with my Anti-coag clinic in the UK. I was around 1.7 to 1.8 and...

I always think in complex cases like this, it is best to go with medical advice. Of course there is a question of what happens when the...

@nobog My point was that the clinical results are the same. Randomised control trial says ON-X and St Jude show that clinical results...

@tjay There is four major valve manufacturers. They are all the same, but also all slightly different. 1) St Jude. This is the...

if you get a fever lost surgery, alert your surgeon But being cold is normal. I was cold the first couple of days post op. then it...