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Thanks for the replies! I've been on a rollercoaster with my INR in the past weeks, I had an INR of 8,59 because I had to take Prednisone then after listening to my doc about how much Acenocumarol to take I got an INR of 1,22, after some time I managed to get it to 3,42 after 2 weeks I went to...

First of all, I want to thank all of you for the valuable information and insight into your experience with the mechanical valve, I posted a few months ago about my concerns about having a mechanical valve at a young age (as in young young age, not medical young age 😂 😅) and your comments...

Hi! Fellow diabetic and INR manager here! Taking anticoagulants will not affect your diabetes, your diabetes will be strictly affected by the stress exerted over your body during surgery, but your blood sugar will be manageable with time. I also recommend a mechanical valve especially at your...

Hi! Welcome to the forum! Your heart will remodel after some time, Don't be afraid, as long as your ejection fraction is close to normal it means your heart muscle is still in good condition. Before my first surgery, my heart was close to a Christmas globe, but after 6 months my doctor said...

Yes I had open surgery before for my valvuloplasty, 1 year and a half ago. To quote from my surgeon "I have to open you for having more access to the valve, and if it goes wrong I will easily put a mechanical valve" and when I woke up the first thing I asked was if the surgery was a success or not.

Wow BJJ with a mechanical valve, you are amazing sir, this gave me hope for leading a better life, when you put it like this, it doesn't look scary anymore. The pain I felt after my first surgery was horrible and persisted for nearly 2 months post-op and I took many pain meds mostly...

Thank you, I looked into it a little bit, and when the time comes I will buy it already saving money for it (here it costs aproximativley 841$), and if you say managing ACT is like managing my insulin therapy then it seems a little more approachable problem😅.

At my valvuloplasty it was decided that it should be done via OHS. So the risk will be a little higher, I think 😅 In this corner of the world, warfarin management is still done by a doctor, where supposedly the patients monotorises his INR only once per month. Thank you for your kind response

Good day everyone! I am a 21 years old guy, diagnosed with BAV and diabetes T1 both at 12 years old, who had a valvuloplasty 1 year and 6 months ago. At my last echo I was informed that I must have second OHS in the summer for a replacement of my aortic valve with a mechanical one, I know about...