Recent content by DickV

Well done ladies.

Lisa, tell Hanna hello for me. My son went through that program when he was Hanna's age. He did very well and stuck with it. It eventualy earned him a national merit finalist distinction and he was offered over 20 full college scholarships many including tuition-room-board-fees, the whole...

I just got back to the states last night but Billy sent me a VR thread on my company email earlier this week so I had checked it out. When I signed on to MSN, Rain was on-line so we had a Bolivia to Colorado on-line chat. Mindy, I do recall you being online earlier than Aug of 01. I think I...

Coaguchek S

Janie, think positive. If you get bit by a rat, it will probably die.

Lisa, I talked to Carley again today and she said the reason they stopped using the Coaguchek was because she is the only one trained to use it. She was out on maternity leave and when she returned they were short staffed so they did not resume finger sticking but should soon. She also said...

I will try to get the information. Actually Lisa and I go to the same group of 4 cardiologists. Lisa, it was Dr. B (your guy I think) rather than Dr. J that provided the information. I was talking to Carley, the INR nurse she said they were raising the range for both Mitral and Aortic...

I got my mechanical in May of 2000 and was given an INR range of 2.5 to 3.5 with a 3.0 target. My Cardiologist just raised that from 3.0 to 4.0 with a 3.5 target. He said this is based on the latest research. Mechanicals, what are your INR ranges? Al, what range do you use? Ross, has this...

I?ve had both and asked my surgeon this very question some years ago. His comment was that there is a correlation but there are varying opinions. One opinion is that it may be genetic wherein some have a gene that causes both problems or effects one that triggers the other. I honestly do not...

Senator Paul Simon dies from heart surgery Senator Paul Simon dies from heart surgery Partial quote from USA Today. "Simon's daughter confirmed his death at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, according to Peter Alexander, the law school dean at Southern Illinois University, where Simon...

You shouldn't. These look much like testing machines diabetics and others use and zillions go through airports daily. In fact, it is a very common site at airports. I take my Coaguchek with me on internnational trips all the time.

Hey Mindy. Dick Clark, American Bandstand, right?

Same as Dave. I had a bicuspid and got the graft and valve.

I believe it effects people differently. I can't get stable on warfarin. Tried twice and gave up twice. I pay more for Coumadin and my 18 month average INR on it is 2.9. You will hear both sides and some really strong opinions but I do not believe it is as cast in stone as many claim. Try...

It is good news. I will follow it closely and plan to be the 1,000,000th user. I want to make sure the first 999,999 (many of which may be you guys) survive the stuff. Many of the early deaths with the current style of mechanical valves were not the actual valves but rather the trial and...