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Just an update, I had my Cscope yesterday and all is fine, just some bleeding from internal haemorrhoids Im back on my regular dose of warfarin now 4.5mg, according to the pathologists my INR wouldve reduced from 2,8 (my average) to about 1,8 ish due to my 3 day abstinence, so if anyone else...

just remember that it will be about 12 months post op before you can get travel insurance on your new heart valve, had mine in Jan 13 and have to wait till next year before I can go overseas

thanks Cooker my cardio said bridging is not needed I might have a glass of wine or three (good blood thinner :) )

My cardiologist has sanctioned stopping it for 3 days, he says the risk is minimal You can have a colonoscopy whilst on warfarin, but if they find any polyps they cannot be removed and you would have to go through the whole thing again to have them removed (the probable reason for blood being...

I need to have this done in 2 weeks due to a positive reading on my annual bowel scan, they detected blood in my stool. This is my first bowel scan since going on warfarin in January Anyway I have be 'scoped' so theyve told me to stop warfarin 3 days before the proceedure Does anyone know...

Hi pellicle I also have the very same problems with QML, luckily my INR is stable at 2 but they still do weekly testing, I had my valve surgery at St Andrews 9 weeks ago, Im feeling very good now almost like new, the only difference is I can hear my pulse when I lie on my right side in bed, and...

Im 9 weeks post op (Medtronic mech Aortic valve) reading this forum it seems posters have higher INR levels genrally than me, my target range is between 2 & 3 and since my op it has been mainly a steady INR of 2, I am on a Warfarin care programme with a Pathology Company (QML here in Oz) and...

Thanks, and I hope (sure it will) all go well for you too............stay positive, thats the secret :)

Thanks dpalz, good to hear of you being so well :) I start my cardio rehab in 3 weeks, Im looking forward to that as although my leg muscles are ok my upper body and arms are not, so looking forward to doing some small weight exercises to regain my strength

Thanks dpalz, good to hear of you being so well :) I start my cardio rehab in 3 weeks, Im looking forward to that as although my leg muscles are ok my upper body and arms are not, so looking forward to doing some small weight exercises to regain my strength

seem to have stabilised at 72kg's for 3 days now, I was 78kg 2 weeks ago, Im not dieting or anything but have changed my diet to low fat and lot of fruit fish & veggies, Ive cut out the cheese, pastry, white bread etc ohh and the Shiraz ski girl :D

Im 2 weeks post op now my biggest advice to you is, adopt a positive attitude and .........WANT THE SURGERY all the very best to you.

Im now 13 days post op and Ive lost 6 kg (about 13 lbs) is this normal ? I didnt eat for 4 days in hospital and since coming home Im eating well, in fact very healthily, a bit less bread and more things like salad & vegetables..........the major difference is I used to drink half a bottle of red...

and no Wine ski girl :D

thank you Rachel, yes Im progressing well, Im now 12 days post op and today we visited a huge IKEA store and I walked the whole thing, we had some lunch also, early this morning I walked 500 meters on my treadmill in 10 minutes, Im cooking dinner every night and sleeping about 6 hours a night...

are you trying to persuade me to get me back on the booze ski girl ? :D

yes no problem having 1 or 2 glasses, but I feel a lot better for not having had any wine for 2 weeks so I think I'll use the break to quit drinking it altogether, I actually think wine is bad for you in other ways

Ok, not here to preach, everyone can decide for themselves what they eat BUT, I went to a lecture at the hospital on nutrition and the lastest findings/studies etc and wanted to share the info that I found out. This lecture was bent towards matters of the heart ie Cardiac research. It seems...

Incidentally my surgeon, Dr Peter Tesar has had a lot to do with this interesting animation of the proceedure; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjmy9OrDTVA

Thanks njean, it must have been a lot erm scarier back then, no internet, less knowlege, I bet anaesthetics were a bit more barbaric as well :(