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Time flies! I haven't been here in a while.............. Life has been great since the implant and I've been fortunate to have no problems with my health since then. There was a little fussing over PT-INR last summer when Roche (Coagu-Chek) changed something unannounced. This resulted in...

I'm checking in after several years........ I had aortic valve replacement on June 10th, 2013. This forum........I mean, the people of this forum, really made a difference for me and how I faced this hurdle. I really appreciate all the advice on choosing a valve, anti-coagulants and lifestyle...

At this time last year, I was in surgery. Thanks to all the good folks here, I was able to face it without too much worry and was ready for the road to recovery. Today, I can hardly believe that I even went through it. Thank you all!

I'll be getting my first screening colonoscopy next week Friday and will be doing the "lovenox bridge". Any advice or caveats? Thanks, Mike

I've been monitoring at home for a couple months now. I bought extra strips for the coaguchek so that I could really pay attention to what my INR is. Now today it's high at 4.9. Should I retest tomorrow and see how it's going, or should I call the doc? I see a the beginning of a trend here...

I'm now about 5 weeks post-surgery and saw my cardiologist yesterday. He wants me to stay on the Metropolol and not exceed 145bpm for 3 more months. I thought wow, how am I going to ride my bike and keep it under 145? I was really getting excited to be able to get out riding again once I pass...

There are a couple of weird things I've noticed after having aortic valve replacement. The first was actually being able to hear the mechanical valve clicking, which I expected, but still weird. Another is my heart rate is at least 10 beats faster than before surgery. Maybe that's the...

Although I'm taking far fewer vicodan at home than in the hospital, I'm sort of worried about becoming dependent on it. I'm curious how much, how often and how long did folks take vicodan after OHS?

Well, day one has gone just fine. The pain has been very manageable. I will be moved out of ICU tomorrow morning.

Hi everyone! I've just gotten access to the forum so I'll introduce myself. My name is Mike and I live in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. 49 years old and very active. My passion is cycling, both on and off road. I raced mountain and road bikes since my mid-thirties, but have scaled it back the last 5...