Recent content by kcamarata

You have all been a wealth of information. Thank you.

Thank you all for taking the time to respond to my questions. One of the things that has jumped out at me as I read the responses and information in other places is the testing related to being on warfarin. People mention home testing, so there must be some "freedom" gained by being able to do...

Well....the two of you are certainly easing my mind a bit on warfarin. dick0236, your comment about taking warfarin as prescribed was also one of my concerns. Although I have been generally consistent with my blood pressure and cholesterol meds, I do occasionally miss a day when my schedule is...

I am 44 years old and just scheduled my aortic valve replacement for the 29th of this month. I am active. I run, hike, fish, hunt, and tackle the occasional construction project. I am an Architect, so my days are often spent in an office environment. I also have three daughters ages 5, 11 and...

Talk to your cardiologist but mine told me that I should keep running.

It's funny how similar the stories are. I am 42 and a few years ago my doctor was trying to figure out why my blood pressure was through the roof. Then he asked me...has anyone ever mentioned you have a murmur? Next thing you know I was getting an echo and being told that I am bicuspid. I go...

I hear you! I'm feeling the stress right now too. I have known about my bicuspid aortic valve for a few years now but I just had an echo, had an opportunity to look over the results (my general doc shared the results with me), saw what I think is my calling card for a new valve, but don't meet...

Thank you all. It was interesting to read through your experiences. My gp wants to put me on statins because he wants my numbers below 100. My bads are constantly coming in at high 120's to low 130's. I eat a generally healthy diet and I run. So the muscle pain issue is one that I am...