Recent content by DuchessBear

Check out the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for their guidelines for remaining on warfarin. They say it's OK to remain on warfarin for a colonoscopy, and even to have polyps removed. Maybe that will convince your cardio. If not maybe your gasro and have a word directly with...

Thanks to all. I digested your comments, edited my response, then sent it off. I'll let you know what, if anything, comes of it. One more little drop in that big bucket of "truth about warfarin".

This letter appeared in the Washington Post Health section today. I'm 21 and was recently diagnosed with a protein C deficiency. I had an acute blood clotting episode this summer that should have killed me, but for some reason I'm still here. Lack of protein C means I'm supposed to be on...

I don't travel as much as RobThatsMe, but I've done a fair amount, both domestic and international. I never take my prescription bottles with me when I travel. Instead I parcel out my pills into daily packets -- you can get small (about 2" x 3") plastic bags at the pharmacy and put labels...

Duchess Bear and her friend, Jackpot Bear, are my travelling teddy bears. They have gone all over the world with me. Jackpot is from Las Vegas and Duchess "emigrated" from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Here is a picture of them from the latest trip to Las Vegas. (Notice the denomination on...

Hi Karl Have you recently started taking a statin (eg lipitor)? Peripheral neuropathy is a rare, but known, side effect. Here are the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy from a WebMD page: ? A tingling sensation in the toes or in the balls of the feet that eventually spreads up the legs toward...

Another rare, but known, side-effect of statins is peripheral neuropathy. Here are the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy from a WebMD page: ? A tingling sensation in the toes or in the balls of the feet that eventually spreads up the legs toward the trunk. Less commonly, the sensation may begin...

Here's an interesting article from the Washington Post about how emotions can change after OHS. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081101390.html

My St. Jude mitral valve is 35mm -- about the size of the top from a canister for 35mm film. I had minimally invasive surgery (right thorachotomy) and I wish I could have seen how the surgeon got that big thing inside me through that small opening in my side!

I also had a side entry for my MVR surgery, and my experience was similar to Joe's. My scar is about 3 inches long, under my right breast. The surgeon went in between the ribs -- no cutting of any bone. A small incision in my left groin is where they hooked up the heart-lung machine. The most...

Application information is at http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/casting.html It looks like quite a job, but I think we're up to the challenge !

minimum 1G RAM, 80G hard drive I do computer support, and my recommendation has always been to watch the ads for Circuit City and Best Buy. Office Depot and Staples sometimes have some good deals, too. Unless you're going to do a lot of things like photo/video editing, a basic setup for...

These two have gotten me through some tough times: -- If you aren't happy with what you have, be grateful for what you have escaped. (Ann Landers, I think) -- Never give up -- don't let the #$%^ win. (My favorite picture of this is attached.) This one has been added recently: -- Don't cry...

Consumers Checkbook magazine is a good resource if you live in or around Boston, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, or Washington DC. It's sort of a local Consumers Reports. They rate many products and services, including dentists. The last dentist rating for...

Here's another plug for Oct 14 being a lucky wedding day -- this year my parents will be celebrating their 67th anniversary on Oct 14. Linda, best wishes to all your chicks for long and happy marriages!