Recent content by carolinemc

I have had two bypasses, one was a repair at eight. The other was aortic valve replacement. We just keeping an eye on things for know. Thanks for your support.

They do me the same, 2.0 to 3.0.

I hardly drink and gave up smoking 22 years ago.

Arnold is not a story of failure, for sure he had two repairs and a then a valve replacement of the aortic valve. You got the message mixed up, for getting a mechanic valve and warfarin is not a failure at all. And women have had children while on warfarin. I do not know where you are getting...

That is the life of USA health care. Very wasteful and hard on others. Good luck in getting destressed from this.

I had my false start before my second surgery to replace the aortic valve. My right and left legs had a little internal infection going, and a slight fever with it. They decided to wait three weeks before trying again. It is better for a wait.

You are so lucky that two are on the same page. Annual imaging helps to catch anything that changes within a year. It caught my mitral valve calcification three years ago. And my cardio trips are two a year. So it is easier when they just monitor the heart and stuff. Life is easier then. Have a...

Got to love research and those doctors get educated on the updated information that not only helps them, it helps us the patients. And the frequency after surgery is normal, I have the Echo done once a year.

It depends on the individual.

And they are supposed to be bad this summer.

Hi everyone, just have to share a change in my dog and mine lives. Recently, my dog was drinking more water and having pee accidents, mainly on the couch. Took the dog to her heartworm checkup and did a diabetes test and she is now diabetic. She was obese for a long time before I adopted her...

yeah, hate the bruising. Now I am also diabetic and do my insulin in the stomach and hate that too. And thing is, also on another injectable for my A1C, do that shot in the thighs. Hate that also. I bruise so easy due to the Warfarin and bumping into things sometimes. And pinches.

Next visit, talk with the cardio about the results. Should be able to talk with your doctor. Good luck.

She is in good hands. All will go well. Had my aortic valve was done in 2001 at 36. Doing great and monitored very well.

They will give you the syringes filled with Lovenox you can inject yourself into the stomach. It is not hard to do. I had to do it to get me back on Warfarin, since I was off Warfarin for 3 months, did not have insurance to cover the med. You do fine with the bridge. Good luck on the scopes.