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Does anyone's insurance allow them to get their coumadin (or other long-term medications) in a year's supply? What did you have to do to get that to happen?

Hey all. Well, I've gotten my official letter from Social Security that I qualify for Medicare starting in August of this year. When I was working, of course I had private insurance and then after I left teaching, I stayed on my wife's policy (same company.) They were pretty good about my...

Just wanted to say a big THANKS to the VR community. It's been one year to the day that I went under, and after some bumpy roads at first I'm doing quite well now. Congrats also to Temp, Deb, and many others who had surgery around this time last year. I'm still almost 100% pacemaker...

Ok here's the scenario. The little terrier that lives next door looks at me funny these days. Last year, before my AVR surgery where I got a Medtronics mechanical valve, this little dog was friendly and would come up to me, wanting to be petted, tail wagging. Immediately after I was home from...

Hey VR's! I've been keeping up with most things here, just more in 'lurk' mode than post mode. Anyway, my wife & I are probably going to take a drive up to the Twin Cities area this summer, just to get away from Indiana for a while. Those of you who live there, or who have traveled there -...

Does anyone know of a good website for arthritis support & information? A site that has a GREAT forum such as this one would be very much appreciated, if such a thing exists. Thanks!

(I am posting this on behalf of someone else who has trouble registering to this forum) Hello everyone! I would appreciate if you would look at my case and give me any insights you may have! Thank you. 15 years ago I had my Bicuspid Aortic Valve replaced with a mechanical valve. The valve...

Like Deb, I just missed the hospital so much I decided to visit the local ER yesterday afternoon. *sighs* How do you know when it is really appropriate to go to the ER? I was having some symptoms yes, but I suspected I knew what was going on. I was sitting at the PC, typing, when suddenly it...

Hey all: Well I'm 10 weeks post-op and things are OK, and I'm certainly feeling a lot more energy than before but I'm having two odd symtoms that I'm wondering if anyone has any insights on: 1 - arrhythmia: I think my cardio is doing a good job of trying to get a handle on this one. I wore a...

Hey everyone. Anyone here purchased a new PC lately? Our last couple of PC's have been Dell's and I'm pretty happy with them, but they've had their share of problems, too. But some family members have gotten different brands of PC's, and at some point things just seem to go wrong with them...

I just read through a few threads here that a few of us seem to be on Toprol or a similiar beta-blocker. Just wondering what some of your opinions might be about my cardio appointment today. My cardio gave me Toprol samples today and wants me to start 12.5mg twice a day. This is because my...

I am in need of some support from everyone since we are not getting it from the doctors. My husband Chris musician2k has had many occular migraines. He suffered from these before surgery, and we were hoping that the surgery would actually help. However, they have been extremely worse. In...

Chris, here. THANK YOU thank you to all of you who kept me & my wife in your thoughts & prayerd during this ordeal. I'm VERY glad to be home but I'd probably still be in the hospital were it not for the tiring work of one nurse who figured out that it might be DAYS before my INR is correct, so...

I am writing on behalf of my husband Chris aka Musician 2k, which you are all very aware of had surgery on Tuesday and the complications that resulted. I am sorry that I keep posting to the board, but I really have some questions and concerns, and my hope is that someone there will be able to...

My surgery date for AVR & aneurysm replacement is now set! I'm getting fixed on 7/11/06, with pre-op the day before (though, they don't keep you.) I mentioned this in another thread but it was suggested to me that I make a separate thread.... Now, thanks to all of you I'm *fairly* comfortable...

Not sure how common this is, but am having trouble/getting mixed messages regarding my surgery. So far, only had a cath & a CT scan. Was told after the scan was in that I'd "be called with a surgery date." Well, no one called & so I called THEM. Was told my info had been looked at by another...

Not sure if I'm even allowed to ask this but here goes. As I posted elsewhere, I'm kinda new to this stuff but did have the talk with my cardiologist a few days ago in which he stated strongly that he feels I need OHS to replace a BAV within 2 - 3 months, tops. A surgeon might feel it's needed...

Hey all, I'm a newbie. My first post, but I've been lurking for a while, and just learned in the last 2 weeks that my AS has progressed to the point that surgery is required, within the next couple of months. I've gotten a LOT of comfort from this site, because after reading some of the posts...