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    My Warfarin Blog

    I wonder if anyone might be interested to read my warfarin blog? http://warfarinblog.blogspot.com/ This blog charts my experience on anticogulants, as a 32 year old in the UK, after having heart surgery to replace a faulty Aortic Valve. I will attempt to share my knowledge in the hope that it...
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    Unusually high HR ?

    Hi, I've searched and read various posts on here about resting heart rates, and 80-100 being common after surgery. Well i haven't seen mine below 110 for a week now. I just got out of my chair, walked two steps, and put the HR monitor on my finger... i'm at 120. i just spent 5 minutes...
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    My little scar

    This scar is the creation of top UK surgeon Christopher Young by Ministernotomy. This is 13 days post-op, and it's exactly 2.5" long. Through this little hole went CBP plumbing, a 4" dacron graft, and a 23mm ON-X valve.
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    Any advice? I'm going down with a cold post op.

    This is my first post. Rather than anything positive, i'm afraid i'm worrying! I'm 12 days post op mechanical aortic valve replacement and ascending aorta graph, so obviously scared of coughing, sneezing, or anything else that jerks! As I sit here this evening I feel those familiar symptoms...
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