Recent content by Toronto Guy

My wounded knee needs surgical attention What should I do about coumadin and INR? Thanks in advance for your comments

Hi Al There's more in the 10mg + than I expected It's still a small sample Can the poll be made more precise so 10+ is better delineated? Thnaks in advance

18 mg daily of Canadian-made APO generic rat poison PLUS 81 mg aspirin

Thanks for that interesting tidbit I am popping 18mg daily of generic, Canadian-made rat poison at 2.9 INR What's the story on dosage - of course it varies How much are the people out there popping?

I am now popping 18 mg/day - and my INR is 2.9

http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/103/107002.htm Will aspirin one day replace our life-saving rat poison?

Ditto Click click Phil

Don't believe anyone who promises 20 years on a tissue valve If, as and when calcification issues are resolved in tissue valves, the market for mechanicals will surely diminish I enjoyed 13 blissful years with my Toronto SPV (stentless porcine valve) invented and implanted by Tirone David He...

Given the alternatives, the click is now my best friend It's a great audio reminder of living every moment in extended play Warfarin is a cheap habit to feed This is my 1st mechanical and 2nd St Jude It should only outlast me Good health to ALL Phil

A shiny new SJ clicking here We have been together for 115 days, but who is counting? And yes I hear it, loud and clear Just yesterday during a routine EKG, the technician began looking closely at her watch When I asked what she was looking at she told me she suspected something wrong with...

Hi Carmen Stay cool and stay positive Looking forward to hearing good things from you on the other side In a few months, this interlude won't amount to much more than a blip in your memory I speak from recent experience Be well Phil

I'd switch back in a hearbeat! Though I am very pleased to have recovered, and extremely happy that this heart surgery habit should be licked, there's a world of difference between them This in NOT a knock of mechanical valves Thank G-d for mechanical valves Just look at me - I got a click...

Who wouldn't take a tissue valve with the longevity of a clicker? Who wouldn't take a tissue valve with the longevity of a clicker? I miss my pig valve We split up in late October, and it hasn't been the same since Those 13 years we spent together were idyllic and carefree Free and easy, no...

There must be an echo in here Ditto all the foregoing testimonials I've been quoting ALs sage advice to my PCP Thanks AL Phil

How relevant is this? http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/innovation/valvetechnology/articles/article-1.html Thanks in advance Phil