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I am coming up to 4 years post op AVR and lately in the last month I've noticed a quick sharp pain on the left side of my chest comes and goes,,no classic signs of heart attack ie: shortness of breath , sweating,etc..been to the GP and he doesn't know, any suggestions??I am active, walking 2...

has anyone tried dark chocolate for high blood pressure??does it work?

has anyone dropped their coaguchek meter and had anything change in the reading, I dropped mine it didnt break ... ,, in the middle of the night I woke up thinking I hope I didnt jiggle something internally.... it works fine I did a reading right after... just a thought

well after a few months of back and forth with Dr.s ,I'm am now cleared to do my own self dosing...I feel somewhat liberated as I dont have to go to the lab every week/month..So I'm going to try for a year and see how I feel about it...and how my pocketbook feels about it..It's probably going to...

Hi I was told yesterday that once you open a canister of strips, that they expire in 3 months from the date of opening...so if that's true then why would one buy 24 strips for 200.00 only to have them expire in 3 months. so my question is ...Would you use up that many strips in 3 months???? I...

i have another question about malarone and inr, first off I do not self dose I go the to the lab and have my inr checked there.. but while I'm on my trip I will be checking my Inr with my coaguchek machine..and sending the results via e mail to the lab.. my question is When using malarone...

do you need any documentation for the coaguchek machine when going through security/ customs?? thanks again

Hi I need some help in using the coaguchek machine.. It seems to be a hit and miss with me when I am checking my INR..I end up using sometimes 4 strips to get my INR. Im always in a panic with the 15 sec time limit..can i actually touch the strip with my finger??? How do other people do...

Hi I have another question for the group Has anyone taken ciprio for severe travellers diarrhea ????the pharmacist said that if I needed to take it, that I should cut my dosage in half for the 3 days while on ciprio and then back to normal, dosage after the 3 days.....does that sound...

Hi everyone this is truly a wonderful site, everyone is so knowledgable, I have another question....has anyone taken malaria pills ?? and if so , did it effect your INR, did they make you feel sick???? thanks

I would like to start drinking green tea for the health benefits, however I don't know if its too high in Vitamin K , does anybody drink it and does it affect your inr???whats the deal with it..???? thanks I love this forum

hi does anybody eat nori seaweed sushi as a substitute for conventional green such as broccoli or salads, i was just thinking of the vitamin k content of sushi rolls????

Hi everyone I'm sooo glad I found this site I have a question about traveling to India in dec of this year...I will be there in and around delhi for about 2 weeks and im very nervous or anxious about what to eat while Im there, I eat a salad of greens or something green everyday ...does anyone...