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I have been living my life for more than two years past my surgery to replace my aortic valve with a mechanical valve. It was a little bumpy at first, but everything seems to be going well apart from daily bouts of palpitations (I am accepting them as the norm). The thing I am a little worried...

Hello Everyone, I know that the general consensus on this forum and with doctors is that you should only have 2-3 alcoholic beverages in a day while taking warfarin. I am fine with that considering that I don't drink much or often. But, is there any restrictions on the time that you drink the...

It feels like my heart is beating or pounding against my sternum whenever I take a deep breath in. My heart does not feel like that when I breath normally. Only when I take deep breaths. Is this a normal experience? Has anyone else experienced this? Does this kind of thing go away over time? It...

Is it possible to take a low dose vitamin K supplement everyday to create stability and then not take the pill on days that I eat vitamin K in my diet? The reason I am asking is because I am a vegetarian, but I don't eat vitamin K every single day. I usually eat it a couple of times a week. I...

Hey everyone, A couple of weeks ago I visited my primary care physician to get the stitches removed from my chest tube hole. At the time my chest tube hole was all clotted up and healing nicely, but the doctor had to remove all of the clotting to get the stitches out. So now I have had a gaping...

Hi all, I'm sorry that it took me so long to post any updates after my surgery. The surgeon at Cleveland Clinic did a mini sternotomy and attempted to repair my bicuspid valve. He also replaced my ascending aorta and part of the aortic arch with a Dacron graft. After the surgery, my pain was...

So I had my pre-operative testing and appointments this past Thursday and Friday. I talked with my surgeon about my surgery options for my upcoming surgery on the 27th of March. I have posted before in the valve selection section and basically decided that mechanical would be the best choice for...

Does eating veggies including greens have a massive impact on your INR and coumadin levels? I am a vegetarian for the most part, but I will eat a bit of meat on a rare or special occasion. Right now I don't keep track of the amount of greens I eat during the week. Sometimes I have meals with...

I am scheduled for surgery at Cleveland Clinic on March 27th and I am finding it hard to make a valve choice. I have a bicuspid aortic valve with severe regurgitation and mild stenosis with symptoms due to the regurgitation. I also have a ascending aortic aneurysm at 48mm. The repair of my valve...