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12 years ago I had my AVR surgery and aside from a few little bumps here and there, life has been great! if it wasn’t for that surgery, I wouldn’t be here watching my boys growing up or celebrating my 22nd wedding anniversary with my wife, who is my rock. Hope everyone is doing well, I’m...

Greetings all, Next month I need to have an outpatient procedure done and when my Gastro received the cardiac clearance from my cardiologist, the instructions were to stop my warfarin 3 days prior to the procedure, no bridging mentioned. I sent my cardio a message asking about that and that...

It’s been a while since I’ve been on the boards, but I figured I would post since this past Saturday was my 10 year anniversary. I can happily say that there have been more ups than downs since my surgery. I guess Joe Walsh sang it best, “Life‘s been good to me so far!”

I was wondering if anyone ever had Schatzki Ring treatment while on warfarin and if they had any issues with their procedure. Schatzki Ring is basically a narrowing of the esophagus before the stomach. This sometimes causes food to become “stuck “until it passes it through this narrow section...

Hi Everyone! With my new job, I have a name tag that I wear when meeting new clients or hosting open houses. Instead of a clip-on or pin type name tag, this one is a two piece (one part is the magnet and the other is the name tag). It doesn't seem like the company offers any non-magnet name...

Hey guys and gals! Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still alive and ticking. Things have been pretty busy since we relocated to North Carolina this past spring! The weather is sooo much better than the North East. My wife and kids also love it down here, it was definitely a good choice...

5 years ago today I became cyborg. Looking forward to many, many more years to come.

Ok, so here's something that's a little embarrassing, but I wanted to know if any of the gents have had any situations like this. As you know, I was bridging with Lovenox since I needed a colonoscopy. On my last day of my Lovenox, I noticed blood in my semen (yikes)! I quickly looked up...

This may be a stupid question, but do us mechanical valvers have to worry about being around induction ovens since they basically use magnets to cook? We were looking at maybe getting one, but wasn't sure if this could be a problem for me. ~Marc

So today was the first day of me bridging for a procedure on Tuesday. So I figured since others may find this helpful, I would write about it. First things first, wash the hands. You need to give your self a shot in the stomach, about 2 inches from your belly button. You swab the area with...

So there's a good possibility my wife and I will be relocating to the Cary / Raleigh, NC area. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience or recommendations for cardiologists in that area. Thanks! ~Marc

Sooo on the 26th of this month, I'm having my first colonoscopy performed (yah for me!), and will be bridging for the first time. I received my instructions from my cardiologists office yesterday, and wanted some input from people who have done this before. Just wanted to know if this was...

Ok, so since I've had one bout of diverticulitus, my GI doctor wants me to stay on a high fiber diet. Does anyone have any information if suppliments like Benefiber or Fiber Choice tablets interact with warfarin? I've tried to search on the web and the boards, but didn't see anything. Oh...

Ok, some I'm on Augmentin for the next 9 days ( I started it on 4/6 ) until this diverticulitis clears up, and I let my cardiologist know (they technically monitor my INR). I usually take 4.5 mgs everyday except Sunday is 6 mgs. My INR have been the following: 4/3- 2.0 home test 4/4-...

So I've been in the hospital since Sunday with my first bout of diverticulitis and everything was going smoothly until we noticed some blood in my b.m. For most people, no big deal since bleeding can be a common side-effect, not so with someone on warfarin. Doctor is a little stumped on how...

Does anyone know if there are any issues with taking warfarin and Pro Biotics at the same time? I've been having some stomach issues the last few days, and my wife suggested taking some of her pro Biotics. They are a good brand and have to stay refrigerated. I looked on line and didn't see...

So my wife is having an MRI to figure out what's wrong with her knee and it got me thinking what would I have to have done since I have a mechanical valve. CAT scan? are there MRIs that are safe for us mechanical valves? If anyone's been in that situation before, I would love to hear your...

3 years ago today I had my valve job done. Here's to another 50 more hopefully. Salute!

So apparently the combination of being on Levaquin and drinking a lot of water has caused my INR to drop a lot. On Wednesday my INR was 3.2 and then it was 2.1, 1.9 and today it was 2.0. My cardiologist initially was trying to get me at the low end of my range of 2.5 to help deal with some...

Well it looks like I may have a kidney stone or an infection. Had a kidney stone a few weeks after my heart surgery almost 3 years ago. My urologist appointment isn't until Monday, but I went to a walk in clinic since I started to get a fever. The doctor prescribed 500 mg of Levofloxacin for...