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Hopefully everyone is doing well. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the site. I’ve been suffering with a bout of depression. I have been ever since my valve replacement in 2017. Health wise, I feel well. There is a CT scan coming up in a couple of weeks. About a year after my...

Hello everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve been here on the site. As of now everything is going well. Hopefully everyone is doing well also. One concern I have is that, having a mechanical aortic valve . Will this make someone more susceptible to Corona virus?

Today I spoke with a woman who works with the Coumadin Clinic that I used to go to. When the topic of home testing came up, the was totally against it. She told me that everything I use was off the black market. She asked about the calibration of my machine, possibly getting defective...

First, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! It's been a rough 2018! Hospital stays, losing my mom at Thanksgiving time, being out of work for almost a year, self paying my medical insurance because no work, no insurance , draining my retirement savings , and...

I currently walk for excercise. My ascending thoracic aortic aneurism has not grown from the last time they checked. It’s 4.7 cm. Same as it was 6 months ago. Question, is it safe for me to lift weights? I used to bench press about 100 lbs or so. Walking alone doesn’t feel like I’m...

Ok, I recently started using ROCHE for a new machine and test strips . Today , I got a call to thrrow all my test strips in the garbage , there has been a recall. If you google it, ROCHE will have a list of all lot numbers affected. Be safe everyone!

Ok, I recently started using ROCHE for a new machine and test strips . Today , I got a call to through all my test strips in the garbage , there has been a recall. If you google it, ROCHE will have a list of all lot numbers. Be safe everyone!

ok , after a hospital stay in June of this year, I was told that an ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm , has grown from 4.2 cm to 4.7 in a years time.. Or since my AVR in June of 17. The doctors said they would monitor it and operate, if the size reaches 5.0 cm. Well this week, was my...

I haven’t been in touch for a while and wanted to say hi to everybody. Hope everyone is doing well. I’m supposed to have a CT scan coming up soon. Must admit that I’m a bit nervous about it, but on the other hand, I’m anxious to put this aortic aneurism surgery behind me. After my AVR...

ok, Not the greatest subject to talk about on a Sunday morning, but it seems like the last few times I've been in the doctors office, I was asked , when was the last time you had a colonoscopy ? My response , never. The office is usually very serious about scheduling me for one, but once the...

Ok, Metropolol was discontinued during my last hospital stay, along with Lisinopril. After going cold turkey on the 2 meds, my vitals were at the normal range for about 15 or 16 days. Keep in mind, I was lying in bed the whole time there. Since being discharged from the hospital, I first...

Hello everyone, Hope all is well! Quick question, the doctors told me that I would now be getting test strips mailed to me. It’s been about a month since I first spoke with the distributor. Since then I spoke with them 3 other times. Yesterday I was told that Roche was going to send me a...

after 15 or 16 days in the hospital, due to bleeding. The first 5 days in ICU. It’s great to be back home. All the time there, I was questioning my medication. Of the different medication I take on a daily basis, the 100 mg of Metropol was as the one that I’ve been having the hardest time...

ok I’m in i he hospital,today and the surgeon who did my AVR last year, stopped in for a visit. After informing him that I have been hospitalized 3 times for bleeding issues. I asked him for any solutions. Without thinking, he asked if I would consider taking the valve out, and replacing it...

just checking in. I’m in the hospital, after 5 days in ICU I’m currently in my own room. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been having bleeding issues. I’m told now that it’s been a ulcer of the esophagus. The bleeding has been under control, but the GI Dr. was worried about my Coumadin...

After doing a lot of reading last night, I have a lot of questions for the surgeon who did my AVR last year , who I would want to operate on me again if need be. After discovering a aortic aneurysm in me getting bigger, I’ve been trying to get info about the procedure to correct the problem...

Being able to self test is great. A question for members who self test. are you able to test with an expired strip? I'm not sure if the little chip that comes with the strips would alert you and not let you perform the test.

Hello everyone, Yesterday, I went to a follow up visit to the hospital . I was discharged last week after suffering swelling of the esophagus .This is the second time being hospitalized since my AVR last year. It turned out there was a small piece of meat lodged above my stomach...

it was recomended that i try tart cherry juice for a condition i’m having. I was wondering if anyone has had a change in their PTINR while consuming this juice.

First of all, it seems like everything I used to enjoy eating or drinking,has some kind of interaction with Warfarin. I have always enjoyed going to the sports bar on the weekends, watch games, and drink beer. I’m sorry, but there are some things that I don’t want to give up. I know there’s...