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I gave a deep tissue electric neck and back massager to my 29 year old daughter for Christmas. I had noticed when I purchased the gift that one of the reviewers mentioned that her cardiologist had told her to stop using the massager immediately after she noticed the directions suggested those...

My 11 year old had an upper endoscopy 11 days ago and, per pediatric guidelines at the hospital, was required to bridge with lovenox. My concern is that it's now 11 days after the procedure, and we're still bridging with lovenox because her INR is only 1.9. We can't figure out why it's taking...

My 11-year old daughter has an On-X mitral valve replacment. Due to the fact that (as her brothers say) her mouth is an orthodontic nightmare, she is due to have six teeth extracted in a few months to prepare for future orthodontic treatment. I am feeling a great deal of fear and trepidation...

I know this topic has been discussed previously, but I don't think there were any definite answers given. My 10-year old daughter had an MVR last summer and has been on warfarin since. Since she started the warfarin, periodically I've noticed petechiae that appear on her face and lower legs...

Several months ago I posted a message regarding our nine year old daughter who was due to get MVR surgery this summer. We decided on a mechanical valve, and on July 10 she received an On-X #25 valve. Everything went beautifully, and you'd never even know that she'd had any surgery at all...

My nine year old daughter is going to have mitral valve replacement surgery this summer. She has had two previous OHS--one at three weeks of age for a Complete AV Canal Defect and one at six years of age to repair a severely leaking mitral valve. After the mitral valve repair she developed...