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Hard to believe it's been 30 years since my first valve surgery. That one was for an aortic valve repair to address aortic insufficiency...

Sorry, you are right. One pill = 4mg Any info will be very appreciated

hard to know what it means when I don't know how many milligrams that is. Coumadin was this: so its hard to know what your dose is. If...

I agree with Pellicle and would also open up my INR range a little too......2-3. A .5 range is very challenging and, in my opinion...

that's a bit tight but you need to also be aware that it has a *very* short half life (under 11 hours) meaning that its likely your INR...

First thing I buyed, the 7 day pillbox and time alarms in every gadget I have, I'm very forgetful and don't want jeopardize my health...

Just got my inr results today = 3.20 Took 1 tablet yesterday Last week my inr was 2.48 with half tablet taked the day before. I think...

Excellent. Glad to see that your medical team did not fall for the 1.5 to 2.0 INR marketing BS! Cool that they took photos of your...

I know, I was happy when I heard my surgeon pretty ugly :D, my doctor explain me with the photos the parts where was sick and calcified...

basically unless there's some other reason involved mech valves typically just last your lifetime. From @dick0236 's profile Aortic...

Yes, it is interesting how much expert advice varies. Your surgeon indicated that St Jude is too thrombogenic? That is not what the...

One Month after my surgery now, and happy everything was a bliss. minimally invasive surgery (mini sternotomy) only one day on...

thank you for your response. 42 years! thats impressive and encouraging! it's interesting how the advice can variate from doctor to...

There was a lot of good advice here. I got my St Jude nearly 42 years ago. I didn't even consider a tissue valve at that time. I've...

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