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    Anniversary - a bit too much alchohol....

    Don't worry about it, drinking doesn't really affect ur INR maybe slighty increases it! not to the point you'll die of bleeding. But if you plan getting wasted, watch out for the hungovers "pretty intense" LOL. What really affects ur INR in mixing any other meds with it like ur meds, herbs...
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    Deep dive into the literature: my findings about On-X

    Question Question With the X-valve do you still have to take warfarin?
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    Traveling to Europe I wonder if my INR will be affected

    i mean going to switzerland for 30 days..sorry
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    Traveling to Europe I wonder if my INR will be affected

    Got a question, live in Canada traveling to Switzerland end of the month got a mech valve on warfarin for 30 days. I wonder if my INR will be affected by being on the other side of the earth? Any personal experience? Thanks Joe...
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    pop quiz! anyone...

    Answer- Yes you can preform CPR on a person with a Mech valve! I have first hand experience CPR was done on me
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    pop quiz! anyone...

    Can you perform CPR on a person with a Mechanical valve?
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    INR machines

    Can someone tell me about home INR machine; which ones are the best,cost, most popular. Any feed back is great. Thank you
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    we're new here :)

    Welcome! You'll know everyone is willing to help here..:)
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    three days post surgery

    good for u
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    Need some advice

    Hey everyone, I'm not to sure what to do and I really need some advise. I got a ICD implanted in March my cardiologist told me i will not be able back to work full duty (i'm a cop) because when i shoot my sidearm it MIGHT set the ICD off, he didnt know for sure but suspects it MIGHT go off. Now...
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    I wish I never lived

    thank you for geussing me hope i will be in contact with you soon thanks
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    I wish I never lived

    i did mean in a funny way ya dry humor lol sorry
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    I wish I never lived

    the viberation of shooting a gun MIGHT set the defib off
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    I wish I never lived

    Yes, I'm still here reading the posts. Thanks for the advise I will take it and use it. I should of used better words to express my anger.. I was just upset when i wrote this very upset and mad at everything and anyone. I will pull threw this because im just that kind of person a survivor...
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    I wish I never lived

    Had a sudden cardiac arrest death syndrome attack in March been off work since then Doctors told me that i should be lucky that im alive and i should be dead. i'm almost back to normal, but i just found out today that i will never go back to work as a police officer because they installed a...
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