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I have been in the hospital since the 17 but was cleared to go home on the 21st. Well I am still sitting here at the hospital because my inr is only going up by. 1 a day! They wont let me leave until it's at 2 and todays number is 1.6. Am i really doomed ro stay here another 4 days??? I will...

I go in tomorrow (May 17th) morning at 6am for my AVR. Good vibes for a REPAIR, please :) See you on the other side! Thanks for all your support and your honesty. Knowledge is power!

Surgery is this Thursday (may 10) and I've gone into panic mode. I am all of a sudden scared of the recovery, scared to wake up with the tube down my throat, scared of the drainage tubes, the IV in my neck and scared to cough. I'm scared of how much pain I'll be in. Where is this coming from...

I think I'm going to go with the mechanical valve should my aortic valve need replacing. Man, this has been such a hard decision.... I saw my surgeon again on Thursday and while he said he'd choose the tissue for himself (being a surgeon and using sharp instruments and all that) he also said...

Are home monitoring kits available in Canada? When I spoke with the Aortic Clinic here in Ottawa, I was told that they are not approved so I can't get one and it's to the lab I go....However, the more I read here, the more I see that some Canadians do have one. Anyone know the deal?

but do you mind humouring a newbie? I still have to decide on which valve (mechanical or bio) to replace my aortic valve. I keep flip-flopping back and forth and there just doesn't seem to be a clear path for me. I keep thinking that if I knew that 10 or 20 years from now that I was going to...

Just looking for some been there/done that :D I bought my husband tickets to the theatre for Christmas (long before we knew that I was going in for surgery!). The show is 16 days post AVR. Is is reasonable or realistic that it's a possibility that I could go to the show with him? It would...

Hi All, I have anklosying spondilitis which is as far as anyone can tell, the reason why I have aortic regurgitation. It is a connective tissue disorder that causes inflammation on any and all connective tissue. I have a call into my rhuematologist (who hasn't gotten back to me yet) about her...

Hi All, I couldn't find where I should post an introduction so I just thought I'd post here...hope that's OK? My name is Tabitha and I'm 39 years old. I have had aortic regurgitation since 2005 and shortly after the birth of my second daughter (9 weeks ago) they decided it was time to replace...