Recent content by Owenall

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Although I had Migraines before my heart surgery in 2013, originally classic migraine with pain starting when I was 18, they had changed to Aura only in my mid 50's, but since my op' I have had an increased number of them, probably about 5 or 6 a month and also as Paleowoman and Paul1972 I have...

Good news, I'm almost 5 years as well, good luck with many more.

My INR range is 2.5 to 3.5 My Warfarin dose is 12mg for 3 days and 10.5mg for 4 days My INR was 3.4 yesterday

I've been on Bisoprolol for over 3 years now since AVR, originally on a 2.5mg dose, but reduced to 1.25mg with cardios agreement after side effects, just have some light headedness at times but not too bad to cope with.

I was sedated for about 4 days and lost my voice and ability to swallow drinks for about 3 months, although I could swallow solid food Ok, and drinks with thickeners in with difficulty. My voice gradually got back to normal in late August after my AVR in April. It has been over 3 years since my...

Congratulation Mike, I'm also from UK and my 2nd anniversary was yesterday 17th April for my AVR, although I have a mechanical valve, well done.

Well I'm still hoping, I'm nearly 2 years since AVR and mine are still happening just as often, ah well perhaps its just me!

Hi Richard, Like you I get these episodes of migraine with aura at any time of day and sometimes in the night. I had AVR in April 2013, valve replaced with mechanical version and double bypass, I have suffered with migraine for over 40 years, although the last 5 or 6 years it hasn’t involved...

I'm now 18 months after AVR (mechanical), I always suffered migraine before operation since my teens, but have had lots of visual disturbances since, I have the zig zag aura on average about twice a week (without headache), also like Steve I have the occasional double vision, not lasting long...

(I home monitor warfarin, but if I needed to be lab tested when away can you please advise me where I need to go and do I need a referall?) Hi Phil, In my case I go to the local hospital for INR test about every 4 weeks and receive a letter from the warfarin people 2 days later with the result...

Hi Phil, Glad everything went well for you and now fully recovered, I am also just over 1 year since life saving op (April 2013) and fully recovered, I had Endocarditis only discovered during valve replacement operation which was unknown to me or surgeon before surgery, I had to have 6 weeks of...

At the pre op I was given the chance to listen to my valve, as the doc called the nurse over and said come and listen to this, they both then laughed, so I was given the chance to listen myself, it was described as like a mouse squeak, my mechanical valve now just thumps, like someone kicking...

Hi Anne, I have suffered with migraine for many years, but since AVR my symptoms are very similar to yours, zigzag patterns in vision but no headache after, usually last for about half an hour then clear, also floaters in my vision as I call them. I too had more immediately after operation, I...

I lost about 20 pounds after my operation, although I wasn’t particularly overweight before, went from 186 pounds to 164 pounds, my Body mass index was about the 25 mark before. I did have complications during the procedure to replace my Aortic valve with a mechanical model, when an infection...