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  1. DebbyA

    10 year anniversary second AVR

    10 Years with mechanical valve, after only 6 with porcine. Also had 50th wedding anniversary. (Next milestone I hope to meet in 3 years is 10 years cancer free.) Thank you to all the people who continue to participate on this forum!
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    What kind of regular care should one receive after surgery

    This is the standard of care for U.S. patients https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000923#d1e1911 Section 2.7.4 Periodic Imaging After Valve Intervention is the approximate location for management of patients after surgery. However, the entry for Mechanical valve with no...
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    56 years clicking!!!

    Congratulations, Dick! And thanks for sticking with the forum through all its years.
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    Can overeating cause a rise in INR?

    Who knows? I don't think INR and food has been tested much. We're all familiar with the misinformation about eating greens. You made several changes to your eating schedule as well as the pig-out menu. Too many variables. Since you're back in range, why be concerned?
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    Member from long ago- Praline

    Praline, I remember you!--you have such a distinctive member name. Hope you are doing well. I've maintained my membership out of gratitude and recognition that the site is still helping people as much as I was helped by all the shared information, though there have been many changes to the site.
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    NEWBIE: Needs advice

    I would run from that cardiologist, and possibly from the doc who referred me to him.
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    NEWBIE: Needs advice

    Recovery rates vary and you'll get lots of information here about that. I'm speaking up as an outlier from the "age matters" in valve choice. I got a tissue valve at 60 and it failed in 6 years. If it had lasted the promised 15 years, I would be facing another replacement now. Even as a...
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    Rim to River to Rim in the Grand Canyon

    That's quite an achievement! Congratulations to you all and kudos to your wife.
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    Aortic valve replacement and Covid

    Check with your doctor to see if Paxlovid is a possibility for you.
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    Chest pain and uncertainty

    My husband was having chest pain several years ago and it turned out to be a gall bladder problem. He went to ER, was checked for cardiology, nothing found. I followed Jerome Groopman's advice in How Doctor's Think: "what else could it be?", and googled to find the gall bladder possibility...
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    Need Help Choosing! 14 Questions For Those With Mechanical Valve + Warfarin

    1. 65 2. 10 years 3. My mechanical valve did not fail, but the tissue valve I got at 60 did. 4. Self-manage but insurance requires reporting to RemoteInr (formerly Coaguchek) who notifies my cardio who is supposed to monitor. 5. 7 the main annoyance for me is the contraindication for so many...
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    Not doing surgery

    I didn't read this whole thread, so sorry if this is a duplicate. An answer to the original question: The Choice??????
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    T - 2 days

    I loaded an audiobook onto my phone. Sometimes a book is awkward to hold in bed, and you don't need a reading light. It also helped block out the almost non-stop gabbing of my roommate's family. Best wishes for uncomplicated surgery and recovery!
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    My second valve replacement

    In case you were asking for my thoughts--I expressed the best I could the first time. From time to time people describe difficulty dealing with the sound, and I was worried about it in advance. Now I just notice it from time to time, and greet it as a friend. I usually hear it when I'm...
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    My second valve replacement

    I had a second AVR (at age 65) in 2014 because my porcine valve had only lasted 6 years. A cardiac surgical nurse told me I would be surprised how much patient care had improved in those few years, so you may benefit from even more improvement. I tried to reason myself into another tissue...
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