tom in MO

At age 55 I went mechanical since I've had several operations already and don't welcome any operation if they can be avoided. For you...

Congratulations. May you have many more anniversaries.

I had the same condition but was asymptomatic. When the echo showed me as severe, I was told not to wait for symptoms and get the...

Sorry about your accident. No head trauma is a blessing. Hope you have effective pain control. Did they arrest the driver? Some...

I hope it works out for the best. I will include him, you and his family in my prayers.

AFAIK alcohol doesn't change my INR. The warfarin/INR training I received in the hospital indicated the biggest risk to your INR when...

There's a lot of solutions for afib. They'll find one that works for you. It could just be some new medications. That's what worked...

Don't bet your wife's life on advice from the internet. She should talk to the person prescribing her warfarin. In my case, it's the...

Beg to differ. I used a clinic for many years until they started charging and I found I didn't need them. My clinic did a fine job...

Well being a former CEO in private industry where decisiveness and applied experience made for better outcomes, I'd guess you like to be...

Actually Gail's doctor is telling the truth; The source of an infection can be very difficult or impossible to determine after the fact...

I am surprised to read so many reuse needles for testing. Since I had bacterial endocarditis from a particularly nasty bacteria that...

I've had 5 surgeries and for me a second or third medical opinion holds the most weight. For my OHS, first opinion was the cardio...

Old Russian proverb доверяй, но проверяй "Trust by verify" However, when one gets a second opinion, the second person should be as...

From the first paper "However, current evidence relies on basic experimental designs that are often insufficient to delineate the...