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Hi @Himank as @pellicle motioned i was quite young when i had my valve (mitral) put in. i was 23 at the time. now 27 and still going strong! In terms of INR When i first started managing my INR, i did it via labs (by this i mean a proper blood test) and my doctor, this lead to a lot of...

hi there :) i cannot recommend self testing enough! it honestly makes things so much easier :) i've been self testing for a few months now and i'm glad i made the switch the test itself takes like 5 minutes, no more waiting around for the blood draw and the waiting for your result . with...

Hi all Just back from the Cardiologist after having a three day holter monitor. Which found 2 things 1. I occasionally have extra / skipped beats ( that's how he described them) (im not too fussed on this) 2. He said that for 2 short periods i went into heart block. he asked if i had any...

Hi all! Just wasted to get some thoughts on an issue I've been having recently. At times i feel i'm having palpitations. Sometimes i feel them quite strongly other times not quite as bad However, my main query is when i'm having these palpitations, I can hear a difference in the clicking of my...

I'm pretty much the same! I hear it but really don't take notice, catching up with people for the time post surgery was always a highlight! "What's that clicking noise? Do have a pocket watch or something" I only really take notice when it's louder than usual after actitives or if my rhythm...

To my fellow mech valvers! Just wondering how many people actually notice the valves "clicking" of your valve, i notice quite constantly, do other people hear it all the time? only every now and then? Also, i hear in my left ear and mines in the mitral potion and was wondering if AVR...

That's an idea haha! Deffs miss the "clean shave feeling. looks like im moving back to blades

beginning to trust this forum more than my docs / specialists. Distinctly remember them saying i should "avoid it"

Hi all anyone have experience with face shaving? my surgeon, cardiologist and GP have all said that i should avoid using a proper razor-blade razor due to wafarin. . Currently using an electric one. However, i miss the days of having a proper 100% clean shave and not having bits left behind...

Sent you a pm.on here!

Hi all! Me yet again! I had an INR today! It's been a bit all over the shop lately! INR done via vein draw via a pathology lab Today's INR was 1.9 and this time last week I had an INR of 3.7! Is it possible for a "dodgy test" to happen. Either too high it too low? No diet changes...

Would Woolies or Coles have them? I'm not an Aldi fan

So that'd be about 6,500 Australian? That was my first guess I guessed about 5k. Hopefully you're contact get back to you

Haha don't worry I'm often up late but that's to watch sports! That'd actually be sweet, be nice to know a fellow valve recipient

Posting yet another curiosity buster! I have a St Judes Mechanical Valve! MVR just wondering if anyone knows how much they actually cost? I live down under and coz of our system, I was never billed so never seen the cost of it. I'm curious because the medical marvels they are, they couldn't...

You mean like a "dip" in.your sternum? Coz I actually have the same thing! Curves down near the bottom

Cheers for the info!

Despite having sugery and spending a lot of time in hospital this year. I'm.not for blood and parts. Couldn't watch the vids

Hi all! St Judes Mechanical Valve in the mitral position. Implanted 7 months ago at 23 years of age. I'm just curious as to what it's actually made out of (stitches too) I've been told it's steel? Pretty narly to think I've got that sitting in my heart! Also, what are the life spans like...

This is more of a curiosity killer How to they actually get "inside" the heart to to replace the valve? I know they cut through the sternum and spread your ribs cage open to actually get to the heart but how do they actually get "inside" to cut away the old valve and Stich in the new one? MVR...