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  1. KLS39

    2 year anniversary of OHS

    Today marks two years since my OHS for aortic valve replacement and an ascending aorta as well as repair of my innominate artery. I am grateful to have reached this milestone but I am also broken hearted because my dad died unexpectedly yesterday when he and my step-mom were trying to get home...
  2. KLS39

    First trip to the ER

    I have been to the ER many times but never as the patient. Out of the blue Saturday morning my nose started to bleed. I do have a history of nose bleeds from time to time going back to when I was a teenager but never anything like this. I have had a few small nose bleeds since surgery last year...
  3. KLS39

    Traveling to a different time zone, when to take warfarin

    I will be traveling next month to Europe which is 5 hours ahead. I currently take my warfarin at 6:30 PM. What do you all do when you travel to a different time zone? I will ask my cardiologist at my appointment this week but wanted to ask here as well. Thanks in advance.
  4. KLS39

    Correlation between PT and INR, lab vs home

    Previously I shared that my at home CoagSense showed an INR of 2.0 and at the lab my INR was a 2.5. I'm not concerned because the lab number is higher and both numbers are in range. Today when testing at home my INR was 1.8. It was lower than I expected but what caught my eye was that the PT in...
  5. KLS39

    Celebrating my one-year anniversary.

    One year ago today (3/5/2021) I had OHS to repair an aortic aneurysm, repair my innominate artery and replace my aortic valve with a mechanical valve. This year has had it's ups and downs but I am feeling great. I am glad to have this surgery (which l knew was eventually going to happen) behind...
  6. KLS39

    Coag-Sense machine - discrepancies with lab

    I started doing at home testing three months ago. It has been a bit of a struggle. My INR results started dropping compared to what my lab results had been for the previous 2-3 months. I'm guessing it was my technique which has gotten better. In December I tested at home (1.6) and then the lab...
  7. KLS39

    New to this group

    I have been following this group for a few months now and have found the information here very helpful. At the age of two doctors found I had a significant heart murmur. I was followed by a cardiologist from that time on. In 1978 at the age of fourteen I had aortic stenosis and coarctation of...
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