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I was surprised that after the artificial valve was implanted (in July of 2007), a dry eye problem I'd been treating for years suddenly disappeared. (They said the better circulation might have fixed it, howsoever unexpectedly) I was told afterward that a TEE (transesophageal echocardiography)...

Re: High INR Re: High INR I'd say it is definately the antibiotics. I've had problems every time I take them, but I never went that high (Was up to 5.1 once) My anticoagulation people told me to be careful about cuts when I was at 5.1 They also said high INR (or low INR) raises danger of...

Re: blurred vision Re: blurred vision A few months ago I suffered what is called a vitreous hemorrhage in my left eye. The ophthalmologist said that although it is normal for the vitreous -- the big bag of jelly inside the eye -- to pull away from the back of the eye (where the retina is) in...

I have two suggestions. First, and I think someone else mentioned this, try to make sure that you have the injection site plugged...there is a specific device that makes stopping the bleeding much easier. The alternative I'm told is hours of pressure on the site. Second, be careful how much you...

Re: Toprol dose Re: Toprol dose I'm taking the generic version of Toprol (metoprol) after having aortic valve replacement in July of 2007. Don't think drop in blood pressure is unusual...I think that is what it's supposed to do. I find it also sometimes drops my pulse rate to below 50 in the...

A few suggestions A few suggestions Welcome. I'm at work sitting next to a guy who lives in Warwick. You are among friends...from all over the world. I found the decision on type of valve to be difficult (I'm 59) but went with mechanical (St. Jude) because I didn't want to have surgery again...

Re; the dentist Re; the dentist I just do the antibiotics like I'm told. No problems...but then I haven't had more than a cleaning Dentist does suggest getting an automatic toothbrush however. That might ternd to minimize bleeding by improving the brushing efficiency Not sure that has anything...

Re; Skipped beats Re; Skipped beats I have skipped beats if I don't take my beta blocker, Toprol. (Actually the generic equivalent metrotoprol) Once I take that, they go away I take it once a day but have been told it's better to cut it in half and take it twice because it is a...

Ditto on Brigham & Women's Ditto on Brigham & Women's Had my aortic valve replaced in July of 2007 (Also by Dr. Cohn) there and had no problems since. Suggest you check out the parking situation before you go there. The under ground garage is a little scary. Hospital is state of the art...

Re: time from BAV detection to surgery Re: time from BAV detection to surgery I had a heart murmur diagnosed when I was in my 20s. I had my aortic valve replaced last year, when I was 58. The time of the surgery in my case was determined by symptoms....shortness of breath on exertion, chronic...

More on tinnitus More on tinnitus I've had tinnitus for at least 10 years but had my valve replaced only a year ago. No connection for me. I've always suspected the cause was heavy use of aspirin but I could be wrong. As the other person noted, nothing seems to help. I have hearing loss in...

Sleeping suggestions Sleeping suggestions 1. Don't eat anything substantial for an hour before you go to bed. 2. Vigorously avoid anything with caffeine in it (that includes tea, chocolate and soft drinks) after noon. (Assuming you go to bed 10-11 p.m.) 3. No vigorous exercise anytime near...

Re: blindness and AVR Re: blindness and AVR I recently had a problem with vision but it was not because of any BP meds. It was because of the warfarin. I had the vitreous (the gel) inside one of my eyes separate from the retina on the back (apparently this is not all that unusual) and the...

Note back (with thanks) from Yankeeman Note back (with thanks) from Yankeeman Thank you all for your suggestions. As usual, ValveReplacement.com has been both a comfort and a source of information. In response to the suggestion regarding diabetes, I AM prediabetic, so that might be part of...

Last Wednesday I started having trouble with my left eye...just a little distortion after I got home from work. The next day it was much worse and the distortion had turned into little "hairs" I could see but which weren't really there. They turned into tangles of hairs and sort of a spider web...

RE: Wallet cards in general RE: Wallet cards in general I had a St. Jude's valve installed last July (aortic) and have been on warfarin ever since. I got a Medic Alert necklace/pendant a month or two later. I got it instead of the bracelet because I basically type for a living and didn't...

Re: type of stroke Re: type of stroke The story (and possibly study) appears to focus only on Toprol. It says that the drug "more than doubles the threat of stroke and increases the likelihood of death by about 33 percent" Does not go into detail about type of stroke. Story says "While the...

I've just seen a wire service story (from Bloomberg News) that appears to say Toprol (which I'm taking) and its generic knockoffs significantly raise stroke danger among those who take it. Study was reported in the Lancet. Anybody know anything about this? My cardiologist left it up to me...

Another note on Dr. Cohn at Brigham & Women's Another note on Dr. Cohn at Brigham & Women's I think I said this before, but since someone asked.... Dr. Cohn (note spelling) at Brigham & Women's in Boston installed a St. Jude aortic valve in me on July 3. I have had no problems whatever with...

Re: warfarin and weight gain Re: warfarin and weight gain I concur re: weight gain. I gained quite a bit, all of it came off after I was walking around. Probably water. Warfarin level DOES seem very high...and I'm concerned that you are not going to be retested for three months. I was...