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I am interested in others thoughts and experiences in regards to friends and family visiting you after surgery in the hospital but more importantly once you are home. My AVR was in 2002 but now have a close friend undergoing one this next week and i am providing him my thoughts and experiences...

I am an owner in a cpa firm so its a desk job. i returned to work 5 weeks after surgical date on a part time basis. my first 8 hour day occurred 8 weeks after the surgical date. My sense is being able to start out part time at work building to full time should be considered. After being away...

Thanks everyone. The bleeding in my ear is not on the surface of the inside of my ear, it is down inside altho probably not too far down. i am not able to see where the bleeding originates so i cannot apply anything to it. The responses above prove once again to be helpful in related...

Good question. My INR 10 days ago was 3.3. I am almost always in range and rarely have been out of range. I have considered getting it checked and may do so on monday.

I am wondering if anyone has had bleeding in the ear that does not seem to want to stop. The question is whether anyone has experienced anything like this and what was done for it and the outcome. This is not an ear drum problem as the bleeding is near the entrance to the ear but slightly down...

Thanks everyone. Even after 5 years, questions still come up and as usual others have their experiences to share. Mile High

Is there any problem for those of us on coumadin to have massage? What I am wondering about is bruising due to massage. Thanks Mile High

Ruth, An excellent description - that "achy-all-over-not-well feeling". That is the one. It is funny, since it has been over 5 years since the surgery life just goes on. I am thankful to still be here, but also look forward to a long and productive life. The very loud clanking of my...

Thanks for the replies. It is nice to know that this type of discomfort is not just me. My next appointment I will discuss with my cardiologist.

Good morning, My AVR was 5 years ago. During the immediate (the first 3 to 4 months) post surgical recovery time the discomfort/pain I felt was not in a specific place. What i felt was an overall body of not feeling well. Using tylenol took care of that feeling of discomfort. 5 years later i...

Good morning, My AVR was 5 years ago. During the immediate (the first 3 to 4 months) post surgical recovery time the discomfort/pain I felt was not in a specific place. What i felt was an overall body of not feeling well. Using tylenol took care of that feeling of discomfort. 5 years later...

My experience post surgery has been very good and think many here would say the same thing. There is very little that has changed physically, just no contact sports, which at age 46 when I had my AVR and aorta replaced was not part of my life anyway. The point is physically, it has made no...

I must admit, I have wondered about the recomendation to come in every 3 months versus the normal 6 months for a cleaning. Catwoman is right about the bottom line thing for the Dr. That said, I seem to have quite a bit of plaque build up and so more often that every 6 months may make sense...

I had never worn bracelets before i got the one i have now. My watch is on my left wrist, so i put the bracelet on my right wrist, which is my writing hand. It has been an adjustment (I have had it for about 3 years). I am used to it now and think it is invaluable to have. There are...

Al, When I think of a car accident while on warfarin, I am more concerned about internal bleeding than external bleeding. Is it correct to assume that internal bleeding is just as much a concern (whether in a car accident or not), if not more, than external bleeding while on warfarin? It...

I had my ascending aorta replaced with a dacron tube in April 2002. I have had no problems with it since. At this point it will be checked every other year with an echocardiogram. I know there are many others with their ascending aorta replaced and hopefully they will read this and respond.

There have been many posts concerning colonoscopy's and whether to bridge or not to bridge. Since the time I have been a member there has been a shift in the posts of positively using bridge therapy to one of maybe not using bridge therapy. After reviewing posts here, especially within the...

I've never tried shaving with a leaf of lettuce. Does sound dangerous though. Plus if you are hungry, you can eat it when you are done. Mile High:)

Hello to all, On the opening page for the list of forums, at the bottom is a count of the number of people who are currently active in the site. It gives the total number of people active and then gives how that breaks down between members and guests. Then when you look up at the various...

I have a medic alert bracelet. I would recommend having one.