Recent content by OzChrissy

OK you guys, I am a newbie but an oldie (62) and had heart disease for 17 years. This is the most real expression of feeling I have ever seen. Although I am crying my eyes out, I appreciate so much what you have all said. This forum is brilliant for sharing these often never spoken of...

Also do you take an Ace Inhibitor, they can give you a cough.

Natasha, I notice that you mention that you can always get a new way of insertion in the future if you need it. Well I have just had the latest new method of insertion, trans catheter Mitral Valve Replacement and I am on WARFARIN. The casing they use to attach the valve to the heart, over the...

I'm a Mitral Valve recipient also. I am beginning a new learning curve and must admit I already know 200% more about valves than I did 3 days ago thanks to this group. I have both metal and bovine in my valve, it is like a stent except that the middle is the valve. I have learned one thing from...

The technology is advancing so much it is such an exciting time. The way they did mine seems so logical, imagine what they will be able to do in a few more years. I was only 4 years after you, maybe lots of other procedures will be able to be done in a similar manner, grafts etc. The...

It is so exciting to speak to people who are aware of the consequences of my procedure. To answer some questions, Dornole, I doubt that I am the person mention in the report, I only got my valve on the 28th Sept 2015, so I doubt that I would be the person mentioned. Also, and I think it is a...

Dornole, I wish everyone was able to get their valves done this way. That is part of the reason I was so keen on the trial, ok I needed it to give me extra time, but also I have benefited greatly over the past few years from new technology, and someone has to be the first. The selection for the...

Thank you so much Rachel, I really need the expertise of this group. I feel much better this morning, I feel I am gaining control back over my life. I have really got a lot of learning to do with regard to my valve and the Warfarin. Ignorance leads to anxiety for me, and I have been given an...

To say I made the right decision to join this forum in an understatement. I have just had the most brilliant conversation with Pellicle, and I cannot express my appreciation for his knowledge and attitude. I feel like a giant weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I have a goal and a plan...

lol Pellicle, you sound like a fair dinkum Aussie, "Bloody Nora" ROFL. I will do that, it would be great to chat with someone who knows about this stuff. Protimenow, I really don't think we do any Self Testing here in Australia. I have never heard of it, and the doctors have never...

Thanks Agian, great to hear from you. Hope you were not blown away by the storm last night. I think the docs are on a waiting game with the Warfarin, they have mentioned a heparin style of injection, on top of the Warfarin, but are just keeping an eye on me at the moment. Weekly testing and...

Hi, for some reason this did not give my forum name, it is Ozchrissy and I am sorry I posted this twice. Will get used to this forum I hope and not make any more errors.