Recent content by sensei Ade

Hi Carol, I have an On-X valve and take 11mg of Warfarin a day, for the time being anyway while the PROACT trials are going ahead in the US. So there is a chance that I may be able to come off Warfarin for good in due course. Being on Warfarin really doesn't affect my life style. If I eat...

Mine too, dude :-)

Hi Steve, I had amaurosis fugax as well about 10 days after my first round of surgery. The vision in my left eye totally grayed out for a couple of minutes, then came back again over the course of a few minutes. Very strange and quite freaky! I've never had it since then thankfully. I think the...

Hi Karen, I've had my aortic On-X valve for 17 months now and I'm doing great. I play field hockey, do karate and hit the weights and the treadmill down the gym every day. My only thing is that I'm very aware of my heartbeat and you can actually hear it ticking in a quiet room - quite amusing...

Hi Dale Totally get where you are coming from. I had an aortic tissue valve put in 6 years ago and the surgeon at the time said that I was too young to be taking warfarin/coumadin because of bleeding risks etc. He told me to go off and enjoy life and then another replacement will be sorted out...

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You spoke to Dr Bokros himself, wow!!! This is all great stuff. By the sounds of it our respective valves will outlive us by a mile. Thanks for sharing this and have a great New Year with your family and enjoying all your various hobbies. Best regards Sensei

Hi Rob, You're very welcome, and I hope that 2012 is a great year for you too :) All the best Sensei

Hi all, I have been in discussions with On-X themselves to get their feedback about possible complications with these valves over the long term. I did this because I saw some threads last week talking about infections, loosening sutures etc which made me feel a bit jittery, so I wanted to look...

Hi Cory, Having read your post, anyone would feel anxious in your situation, but you have to weigh things up here and you'll feel a hell of a lot better. The warfarin (as we call it on this side of the pond) is a non issue. I know what things to avoid and I home test regularly using Coagucheck...

Hi SB42, Welcome to this site where plenty of support and reasssurance is at hand. I'm 42 years old and I've had 2 rounds of open heart surgery to sort my aortic valve out within the space of 5 years. I now have an On-X valve which should last me for the rest of my life all things being equal...

Hi Bill, good to hear from you. Interesting point about the mechanical valve rigidity. I agree that this could be a factor. I'm also with you on your point about the ectopic beats how they are far easier to notice, which is also because we notice everything much more anyway after major surgery...

Hi Mark, Good to hear from you. Yes, I hope so too. I most certainly do hear my heart thumping and I've been told the same thing about why this is the case. Apparently the pericardial sac post op is a bit stiffer so this can cause the thumping as well. I agree that the surgeons/cardiologists all...

Hi there, thanks very much. I'm getting there now. Just trying to wean myself off the blood pressure tablets, so far so good. Cardiologists really do need to talk about the longer term recovery much more than they do. I hope you are keeping well and getting fitter by the day. Take care. Sensei

Thanks very much :)