Recent content by Dcano1007

Thank all contributing members for this post, gives me hope and kind of made my Friday a little better than it already was. I just celebrated 5 years since my St Jude mech implant, I didn’t know that I would be here today but neither did I care prior to having children. Now I have 3 kids that I...

I am 32 and also love beer but don’t drink as consistently as you. I can go a month without a beer and suddenly drink 4 IPAs or a pitcher of Yungling. If I were you I would plan on checking INR weekly. Ohhhhh, I also have a St. Jude mech. Moderation is key!

That day will never come, some of the prettiest goals come from a nice header into the bottom corner of the goal.

@vitroc I do cycle from time to time. I will be doing it more often in the next few months. As soon as my daughter is able to sit in a carrier she will be my little cycling resistance partner.

@vitdoc Glad that you are doing well and that you have made it through all these years living such a fulfilling lifestyle. Reason why soccer is a no go is head injuries, a lot of heading hard balls and occasionally a head butt while going for a ball, my surgeon Is also a footy, he told me that...

So I had my Aortic replacement with a St. Jude at 30, 2 years ago. I have always been very active, busy and relentless. It did change my life, by no means do I feel bad but since my surgery I have never felt as good as I did pre op, I was very healthy up until the weeks that lead to my surgery...

Hello liaten to your cardio and replace it. i was happily asymptomatic and my MAV was never diagnosed. I developed endocarditis which almost took me to my grave. You have the opportunity to take care of this before is a bigger issue. I believe that tumeric affects INR levels, it make the blood...

​Hello Rob, Glad you're doing better. Was your pericardium removed? My was to attemt to avoid an effusion.

My doctor has me on 10mg daily, my inr kept climbing from 1.8, 2.3, 3.0, 3.8. my nurse told me to eat salad daily, which I really enjoy. today my INR was 3.6, I guess I can keep my high Coumadin doze and my green leafs. she also said if I were thinking of drinking to eat a big salad the same...

Thanks for the response. Hoping that I am able to stablish my "new normal" soon. I guess with time all my current worries and fears will fade away.

Hi and thanks for the response. I have noticed that if I take deep breaths it does lower my heart rate, also when I'm sitting on the porcelain throne and lean forward it lowers it too. However, I am scared that the heart rate may become too low or that my heart would stop.

Hi, I can't relate but have you had your iron and testastorone checked? Your CFS could be unrelated to the procedure but a condition on its own.

Hello all, this is my first post here, glad I was able to find this foum! I had emergency surgery on 8/3/17 due to bicuspid AV( never diagnosed) and also endocarditis. As of now, 3 weeks post up I feel good but there have been a few things that have raised some concerns. My current resting HR...