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Hi there, have not posted in a loooooooong time, but coming up on my 3year anniversary of aortic valve replacement (mechanical). Am happy to report things have been a-OK since then. Back on point. I am taking a vacation in a few weeks and will have the opportunity to go in a hot spring or two...

Hi all, I am nearly 4 months post-op and am wondering if I still need to be concerned over the 2lb/2days (or 5lb in a week) rule? I know I ate some salty things yesterday and was trying to watch it today, but I did have some sushi. It could be just that I've had extra sodium the past day of two...

Yesterday I noticed my heart beating and it seemed to skip a beat or have one quick beat right after a regular one. I though maybe I was hearing or feeling things, but I used my iPhone voice memo recorder to record right next to the ticking in my chest and a few times have picked up the...

Hi all, Am new here, though posted over in heart talk a bit ago. I had OHS last October in which I had my aortic valve replaced with an On-X mechanical, as well as a collar placed on my mitral valve. I have been taking Coumadin since then and just can't seem to get up in range. The standard is...