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Yeah, waking up with the tube still in isn't pleasant. In 2010 (first AVR) they brought me around as they removed the tube. I wasn't fully awake, so the tube wasn't bad, but when they suctioned the top of mu lungs just before they removed it, my heart went into A-fib. And that lasted about six...

My St. Jude is almost three months old (!). No issues so far. :)

That's pretty good. Are you a writer by trade? Maybe we should start a new comparison thread. The two comparisons I've made thus far are my only two. I just got my mechanical valve five weeks ago, so the AC therapy is new to me. I started making the comparisons as soon as I got the meter. I...

Any interest in meeting up to compare meters? I'm in Burbank, but will happily drive to wherever.

Any chance you are in Los Angeles?

So now I have the second lab result to compare to my CS PT2. The first one was Lab = 1.9, CS PT2 = 2.2. This second on is Lab = 2.5, CS PT2 = 2.7, so it seems the meter is reading a bit high compared to the lab I go to. fwiw, Chris

Protimenow, when you say that "while others may raise it", are you saying that physical activity will raise someone's INR? I see you mention antibiotics, specifically, as something that will raise an INR reading, but I was wondering about exercise. thanks, Chris

Hi David, Best of luck to you. I've had two aortic replacements (2010 and last month) and the biggest difference between the two procedures was that I didn't have a bad reaction to the anesthesia the second time around. I made a point to speak to the anesthesiologist ahead of time to see if...

Yes, when the Medication Management folks called me with the results, they recommended that instead of my current 3mg/day, that I take 4mg twice a week and 3mg the other five days. I can math, so I asked if they really thought that would be enough of an increase (and isn't it better to take the...

The lab said my INR was 1.9.

I'm 'doing one now'. I just had a blood draw at the lab, drove home and ran a test with my PT2. There was a thirty minute difference from when the lab drew my blood and my own test. My meter shows my INR to be 2.2. I probably won't get the lab results until tomorrow morning.

So the meter arrived yesterday and I tried it out this morning. Easy peasy. I have my next blood draw scheduled for Monday, so I'll self-test again, Monday morning, that so I can compare results.

They're still trying to get my INR into range. I think it was low for about two days. I had a blood draw yesterday, but haven't heard the results yet. I'm very new to this (ten days post-op), but I'm not thrilled with how the warfarin/INR stuff is being managed. Hopefully that meter will ship on...

That's what I imagine the reason(s) is likely to be. I just ordered a meter, lancets, and test strips. I want to keep and eye on what they're doing. :) I went to the ER last night to have a vein checked out (swollen & painful). It turned out to be a non-issue, but they drew blood and checked...

The medical group that I belong to has a 'Medical Management' division that manages folks that are on Warfarin. I asked them and was told that they don't allow home testing. It's quite likely that at some point, after everything is stabilized, that I'll find a group that does allow/support home...

Thanks for the report on these. I'm eight days post-op and shopping for a meter. My medical group (current) doesn't allow self-monitoring, but I want to do if for my own information. I think I'm going to order one of these (Coag-Sense pt2).

I believe this is the current link for the document: https://www.sts.org/sites/default/files/whattoexpect.pdf

Thanks for all of the good thoughts. I got discharged from the hospital last night. It feels so good to be home. This time around was a markedly different experience as compared to my first AVR in 2010. This time I didn't seem to have any negative reaction to the anesthesia at all, which was...

Well, thanks everyone, for all of the help, support, and knowledge. I go in tomorrow at 7am for my surgery (St. Jude mechanical). Looking forward to being on the other side of this one. :)

Good luck. I hope it all goes smoothly.