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Hey Everyone!!!! It's been Forever since I've been on here and yes, here I am when I have a question.... You all are always on my mind.... I just celebrated my 2 year valversary this month... I hope you will forgive me and help answer my question.... My husband elbowed me in the head early this...

Hello everyone.. It has been along time since I've posted... I haven't been feeling right and had an echo done.. The nurse called and told me my ejection fraction is at 40 to 45% and it is leaking a little around the valve... She went on to say the doctor wants me to come off the metoporol and...

Today is one year since my mitral valve replacement... I am so thankful to everyone here, you helped me so much....Last year when I found out I needed a replacement I only had a month to prepare for surgery.. I had no clue anything was wrong with my valves and was in such shock.... You gave me...

I've been quiet for awhile and just wanted to drop in and say HEY!! I am doing pretty good. I am getting my INR checked every 2 weeks now and I stay just a little bit high, last reading was 4.1 on her machine.. I prefer it that way of course!! My machine is always 6 points from hers so still...

I tested 4.2 today. I was 4.0 last week and She lowered me 2mg to 18mg. She has me not taking a dose tonight and then 2mg every day but friday and take 4 mg. that will be 14mg this week. I am eating my greens every day in fact I'm making sure of it. Just wanted to let everyone know what my...

Wednesday was 8 weeks since surgery. I was feeling good, took a trip to knoxville and then went and saw my mom mothers day weekend in PC and all went well. I was doing pretty good. Tuesday I got a bad headache and felt very pukey. The headache lasted until last night. Today it is just a...

Well I tested 2.9 today. I really dropped from last Monday being 5.9. I sure hope next Monday I am at 3.5. I'd really like to stay on the high level. I know she will not even consider me home testing until I'm regulated so I'm praying that happens soon. I've decided to feel her out next...

I Loved getting the shirt and all the pictures!!!! Here is my scar now, it was 6 weeks yesterday :D

Here is my scar!:D

I've been quiet for awhile, just kind of had the blues! Hoping it will pass soon!!! I tested myself this morning on my iratio2 and was 3.1 then went to test at clinic they use the coguacheck it was 3.9. I know each machine is a little different but this much??? Because I was up from 3.7 last...

When I did my home tester i didnt change the code so I got a wrong reading, Yep, I really screwed up! When I went Monday it was 3.7 so she kept me on the same 4mg everyday except Thursday and Sunday 2mg. She doesn't have me coming back until Monday this time, so I wait a week to retest. I'm...

Sorry, I've been so quiet, not like me at all, LOL!!! I got a great report from surgeon.. They said my heart was not beating properly but the echo they did the previous Friday shows all is well. That it is functioning like it is supposed to now.. My scar is healing well and I can take a bath...

Today I was 3.0, No shots tonight, YEAH!!! She wants me to take 2mg thurs and sunday and 4mg rest of nights. I retest monday... I'm so glad no shots.. I go to surgeon tomorrow I sure hope he can explains his comment about my heart not functioning correctly last week is all about. My sternum...

Well, today I was at 2.3!! :D Yeah!! She said the heart doctor wants me take the Lovenox until I am 2.5, so i will probably have to stick myself again tonight, wha wha, John is at an auction again :( I go back tomorrow, they wanted me Friday but I see the surgeon so I go tomorrow and I am to...

I tested at 1.8 today so I've come a little bit. She has me taking 4mg tonight and going back and testing tomorrow, yeah, tomorrow.... I think she is going to go day by day until I get in the zone.... I sure hope I hurry!! I was a good girl so she won't say I'm a uncooperative patient, but I...

I see you are looking for the old ones to pass around.. Can I just use I shirt I have or do I need to wait to they circulate????

Well saw the suregon I'm not too happy and will find out more next Friday. I had to get all kinds of tests which is good but they didn't tell me about it so was quite a crazy. He said that my heart is looking good but it not functioning the way he would like and he wants to monitor me until it...

I just got back from getting tested, now I am at 1.2, I hate being this low!!! She told me to take 2 mg tonight then 1 mg, friday, saturday, sunday and get retested monday.... This is so frustrating!! I hate thinking about what blood that low can do and I can't stop thinking about it. They...

Today when I take a dee breath it hurts in my lower back.. This just started today..... Anyone else have this happen??

They gave me the lidoderm lidocaine patch for my shoulder. does anyone know if that is ok to take??? I will be 2 weeks post op tomorrow and am on coumadin and blood pressure medicine... Just want to make sure that it doesn't mess up my blood pressure... Thank you!!!!