Recent content by Duff Man

Hey all, It's been years since I've posted or really paid much attention to my aneurysm. To my delight, I'm still kicking it in the waiting room so I figured I would probe for updates. Does anyone know if they've figured out yet if Losartan will help with a BAV-related aneurysm, the way it does...

I just received the same letter today, and I don't think one year of credit monitoring is even CLOSE to enough. They should feel lucky that someone hasn't already started a class action lawsuit. I just want you all to know that the information on that laptop's hard drive never goes away unless...

I've never heard of a lack of erectile function, but I've heard of priapism associated with anticoagulants. Just google "warfarin priapism".

Sorry to hear about your daughter. I'd be very scared too; but the good news is the fixes are usually durable. I've been walking around with an aneurysm since my teens and i'm nearing 30 now, to answer your question. I haven't had the surgery yet. The best advice I could give you is to try...

I was thinking maybe an ablation or maybe even a valve replacement and/or maze procedure. Not sure if an ablation would warrant putting off a prosection again though. So funny, I was anxious to find a thread on it here at vr.com.

Just my two cents, but I kind of feel like taking warfarin and vitamin k at the same time is analogous to taking acetaminophen for pain prevention and then intentionally smashing your hand with a hammer

My only regret with home testing is that I didn't get a kit sooner. Welcome to the club! :D

While I don't know the whole situation, I was thinking that it's not out of the realm of possibility to just be an emboli in a blood vessel of the eye, Steve. Have you seen an eye doc? Perhaps a neuro-ophthalmologist?

Jason, my reply earlier was rather terse, but the reason I ask is because you're a young guy and hypertension for a young guy is pretty rare. Please do make sure that your blood pressure is taken accurately. Use the instructions on this page from the University of Michigan to take your own blood...

Why are you even on it?

i tried them... most notable side effects for me were constipation and heart burn.

by the way, have you found a way to fix the blurriness yet? Did it cause an astigmatism or just myopathy? I have asymmetrical astigmatism with corneal thinning and ulceration. I'm hoping that stem cell therapy in the pipeline might be mainstream by the time I'm legally blind.

I have all of the above. Just recently discovered that Rosacea was attacking my eyes. Everything is blurry now, especially at night. Glasses don't help. I'm about a decade younger though. I feel like there is definitely correlation, but I'm not sure about causation.

I can't answer your question, but I am curious: does the afib hurt? Like especially when it starts or stops?

if logic serves me properly, the controlled release version shouldn't be as heavy hitting at the 2 hour mark, if only because it releases slower. That is, if the milligrams remain the same. Of course, this doesn't mean it's necessarily better for you.. sounds like your doc is listening to you...