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I just found out from a ct scan i had yesterday that i have a large staghorn calculus (kidney stone) in my left kidney. I am going to have to have a procedure to have it removed. Im sure my INR will need to be decreased more than the biopsy INR due to chances of bleeding in the kidney.

I just heard from my doctor about how to bring my INR down for my bladder biopsy. My doctor spoke to my urologist and said that just a small tissue sample is being taken for the biopsy. The procedure can be done with an INR of 2.0 and they will get me back to my normal range right away. My...

My doctor got back to me this evening. He said he spoke with my warfarin pharmacist and they want me to stop warfarin five days before the procedure. I am very nervous about this. In their opinion there is a risk of bleeding from the biopsy. I have a St Jude bileaflet in the aortic position...

Thank you for all of the information. I used to test my Inr at home but my machine and the strips were recalled many years ago. I now am tested at my doctor's office on their machine. I will definitely be contacting the urologist doing the biopsy to see where they want my Inr. I am also...

The paper the urologist gave me says to hold blood thinners for five days before procedure.

Im within my normal range for everday but the instructions from the urologist say to stop blood thinners a few days before the biopsy. I dont want to stop taking my baby aspirin or warfarin. I was wondering if i should have bridge therapy with lovenox or just stay on my warfarin. I am afraid...

I have a mechanical aortic valve and have been on warfarin for over 20 years. My urologist wants to do a bladder biopsy due to bladder inflammation that is most likely due to chronic utis. They just want to biopsy to be safe and make sure its nothing else. The doctor's office was saying that...

The reason I am wondering about this is because I was reading the thread about premeds before a pap smear. I have never premedicated before a pap smear but I can see where it can be a concern. Then I started to think how I had premedsbefore my mirena was put in. You also are supposed to check...

Hi everyone. Just wondering if there are any women here who had Mirena inserted after having valve replacement? I had mine inserted seven years after my OHS due to extremely heavy periods. I was given antibiotics before it was inserted. I know when it is removed, in a year and a half, that...

My two girls My two girls were 3 years old and seven months when I had my surgery. My circumstances were a little different than yours but for the most part I told my three year old that Mommy's heart just needed to have some fixing done and that the doctors were going to take care of that...

Nice Nice to hear from some of you. It feels good to actually be back and catching up with what is going on with everyone. I'll keep checking back. Now that I have started posting again it makes me realize how much I have missed everyone here. Take care and I will be checking in more...

So Sorry So Sorry Phyllis, I am so sorry to hear about your sister. My prayers are with her and with you during this difficult time. May God bless you both and give you the Faith and Strength to get through this. Take Care! Gail

It's been quite awhile since I have posted anything. I believe the last time I posted I let everyone know that my oldest sister was diagnosed with lung cancer. That was in the summer of 2007. Wow how things can change in the blink of an eye as I have seen by going through the posts here at...

I'm sorry I haven't been around much lately. Ever since my sister was diagnosed with lung cancer things have just been kind of crazy and overwhelming. I do check in from time to time to see how everyone is. I just haven't been leaving any responses. I want to thank you all for the prayers...