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  1. krosson62

    Coag sense discontinues old model

    Last year I bought a coag sense monitor and a couple months later found out that as of October 2023 the test strips will no longer work on this model. I have bought another model but recently seen where the old model is still being offered for sale on eBay with no mention of the strips no longer...
  2. krosson62

    Cold weather

    To replace my mitral valve I had open heart surgery and a metal plate was used to reinforce my breast plate. What I need to know is does the cold weather cause any one pain in that area? For me it's like the cold finger of death touching my scar area. Sometimes it hurts so bad I cry. It usually...
  3. krosson62

    Life expectancy with or without

    I have an artificial mitral valve. Does any one know the life expectancy with out taking warfarin as compared to taking warfarin daily?
  4. krosson62

    CoaugCheck vs Coaugusence

    Have been using Coaugusence to monitor my INR for a little over a year but because of they're use and cost practices I recently bought a Coaguchek online also bought box of 6 test strips can anyone please explain to me how to get the blood on the strips the dvd that came with it is very vague...
  5. krosson62

    Unexplained pain and numbness

    For a couple months now my left shoulder will begin aching badly if I lay an my right side and the finger tips at first would only go numb when shoulder ached but for couple weeks now numbness although only slight it is constant. Am over a year out for artificial mitral valve replacement. Found...
  6. krosson62

    Thank you

    I don't look at this site every day but I need you the owners of this site to know how much it has helped August 7, 2020, I had open heart for a mechanical mitral valve and also had 20 something places burned to stop reoccurring extreme heartrate 250bpm. After the surgery and awhile before and...
  7. krosson62

    Home testing

    Where can I buy a home testing machine,and supplies? Currently I'm using MDINR, set up through my cardiologist. Problem with them is they don't always report the results to my doc as they should and they try to force me to test every week no matter what the doctor says their calls are...
  8. krosson62

    Mental support

    Does anyone know of any org. that discusses the mental ups and downs relating to open heart surgery?
  9. krosson62

    ONE YEAR OUT!!!!!

    Aug 7th was one year. Just had the follow up at 10:30 this morning had an echo and ultrasound 2 wks. ago all normal taken off all meds cept warfarin of course dont have to go back for a year. Thanks to all involved at tulsa ok. Heart Institute. They're lifesavers.
  10. krosson62

    Its all new,

    Had my surgery Aug 7 2020. Doing fine mitral valve replaced with artificial one and 24 burns or freezes think it called abolition for erratic heart rate, 250beats per min. Meds are ok. Problem is more of a mental one. I was told about being on COUMADIN for rest of life but not made aware of all...
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