Recent update on the recovery. Based on recent CT scan, almost all blood is absorbed by brain tissues and it shows it is similar pre-fall state. (Fall heppened in the 1st week of July) My wife has resumed her normal activities now. Thanks to God's Grace and your wishes :)
Update on my wife's status.. At last after 35 days after the fall, my wife is back home and doing well. Docs started Heparin after 23 days with low dosage, did CT scan and increased slowly. After 4-5 days, they started Coumudin along with bridging Heparin. Towards the end, CT scan showed...
Follow-up Q ... Since my wife was off Coumudin for 23 days, how do docs find about if there are any clots when there are no symptoms ? Are there any tests ? My wife is also going to ask docs the same Q.
Thanks Pellicle for sharing info on tPA. I did not know about it till now and I will try to learn more before I check with docs for sure. This is so timely and valuable. Regards.
Thanks for sharing your friend's incident. In my wife's case docs say it will take few weeks for blood to get absorbed. We need close monitoring for sure..
Vitdoc, thank you so much for providing so detailed tips and suggestions. Quick update on my wife's status. After 23 long days after the fall, finally docs started Heparin and she has been stable for last 2 days. They are doing blood work and CT scan looks to be stable. She does not show any...
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My wife has two mechanical heart valves aortic and mitral. She is on Coumudin with INR 2.5-3.5. Two weeks ago, she had an innocent fall on her head. She did not lose conciousness and she was rushed to emergency. She was given Vit-K to reverse blood thinning. They stopped Coumudin. It looks...
Howdy,
I am recovering well, but slowly after my AVR last month. This is monthly annivarsary. Hope everyone is also doing well.
I am having couple of things going and looking for for your inputs/ experiences.
Recovery: Recovery is going slow for me- I am still weak, as I am very afraid to...
Hi Rob,
Thanks for your wishes :)
My valve is Bovine Pericardial Patch. Surgeon replaced old 19 with 21 size , I hope this will help me keep going .
Cheers,
BratBuz
Hi Everyone,
Thanks to all for your info/ encouragement and kind words. Sorry about my delayed reply, as so much was going and it was agonising time.
Now that I had successfull 3rd OHS , it is a great relief and very happy to be back in home with my dog and cat, and of course family.
Here is...
Hi Folks,
Great to see this forum with amazing people who are helping with their experiences/knowledge/ideas on various valve related issues. I truly appreciate your time and willingness to help. Here is my story, it is a long one - please bear with it.
After having gone through so many medical...