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I was told Warfarin is the generic to Coumadin. I use Warfarin too. I go to the Coumadin Clinic to get my INR checked.

Yes, we did! I had my son in 2018. They took me off of warfarin and I had to use Lovenox injections through out my whole pregnancy. I had no problems during my pregnancy. It was hard for me to find any stories of women having a mechanical heart valve and becoming pregnant. I did find one story...

Me too! I was 36 when I had my open heart surgery. They told me this valve should last me 50 years. They did give me the options of a pigs valve but was told it would only last 10 years. I had to choose between the two. The surgeon was not sure since my husband and I at the time were trying to...

I am doing well! I get checked yearly by the cardiologist. Thank you for asking.

Hi! I had my son in 2018. I did have my aortic heart valve replaced in 2016. My high risk OBGYN was concerned because of the coumadin I was taking. We made a plan and he took me off coumadin and I was on Lovenox injections for the rest of my pregnancy. I had my son via C-section. The only...

I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. I had no idea until I was having symptoms of shortness of breath. I saw my regular GP and they said I had a heart murmur. They referred me to a cardiologist. They did an echo on me and found I had a massive leak in my aortic valve. They told me had a...