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I just remembered that today marks one year since my aortic valve replacement. It feels like something worth celebrating, so after I post this we are going to open a bottle of wine! Other than the unfortunate complication of requiring a pacemaker after surgery, my recovery has been …uneventful...

Okay INR A-Team, looking for a little advice. After close to a year of very stable INR readings, yesterdays reading jumped from 2.3 to 3.6. I home test weekly and have consistently had results between 2.3 and 2.7 for months and months. The culprit, I believe is a stomach bug that included...

Good morning all, I am new to the board but posted on my upcoming Valve replacement surgery in late March. I am home now and thought and update might be in order. Surgery was April 1st, and went well. I woke up in Intensive Care with the breathing tube still in as is common. The insertion of my...

I have been reading this message board for a while now as I prepare for my aortic valve replacement, and thought it was time I joined the forum. I am not much for online groups or social media, but it felt very Important to join the forum to be able to thank everyone here for sharing their...