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I went to the gastro doctor last week for the colonoscopy/endoscopy. I did the Lovenox shots (NO comment) and was ready for the procedure. I will start with this.......I was talking to the Doctor then I was trying to grab the hands of the person forcing something down my throat. I was awake. The...

GREAT, GREAT,GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!! If you are a patient who needs Lovenox injectons (which btw are running in the $900 range) for bridge therapy and cant afford, dont have insurance, or need assistance, I have some great news for YOU!!! (no this Isnt a Geico commercial.) I called Lovenox and...

:eek:I go in next Thursday for a colonoscopy and endoscopy. I was in the hospital over the weekend with severe bloating and belly ache. They said I hade heterogenous perfusion of the liver. I saw a gastric doctor today and he says he needs me to have these tests to rule out ulcers and Irritable...

Just popping in to say hello to the old and hello to the new! Happy Birthday to anyone I missed...sorry.......Hope your day was bright!:D I have been busy working in my little salon and trying to be the best I can be. I have changed in so many ways. I look back at my old posts and am almost...

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this but here goes. Last night I watched 60 minutes to see what "heart issue" topic they were all up in arms about. Well folks I must say that when I hear these types of things it just re-assures me that money is more important in many cases. The...

INR this morning is 1.8:eek: (rechecked twice) What would YOU do?

Hi folks!:D Just wanted to peep in and say hello and tell you that I have succesfully managed my coumadin (although the coumadin clinic thinks they did:rolleyes: ) for almost a year. My INR was 6.1 a few days ago and guess what......I didn't freak out:cool: Held a dose...no veggies for din din...

Hi folks and Sat. June 24th I had my very first party (yes very first) with balloons and everything! It was the best day. My heart valve turned 2 and I have also grown up a bit. I wish everyone here at VR.com a wonderful day and hope your valve birthday is as awesome as mine was! SO MUCH...

I have bruises all over me self but one in particular is the size of Texas and it is dark black and has grown a bit. Is this anything to be concerned with? My INR's are at 3.0. I feel great but just want to make sure this bruise is nothing to be concerned about. Have a wonderful day!:)

Today I got a copy of my test results and it says the following: Holter monitor showed sinus arrythmia with a heart rate ranging from 52-92, with an average of 66 beats per minute. She (being me) had 4 premature ventricular contractions and 521 premature atrial beats with 1 episode of...

Today was my visit with the Cardiologist and a chance to bring up the coumadin issue and the rude nurse comments. First, I am So happy to report that my perfusion scan showed a right bundle branch blockage (must not be important as it was never discussed) and pac's. I now have both Pac's and...

TODAY I got jerked around once again by my cardioloigist's office staff. SO RUDE!!! Anywho they didn't want to give me my coumadin which I get free through Bristol Myers but they send it to them (The Cardio's office) first and they call me. WELL, they called and said they only had one bottle for...

Well folks.....my perfusion scan was a piece of cake:D I did get a little flush and felt a little light headed but other than that I did great. I had the nuclear meds injected then they did 10 minutes of images with gamma camera. Next I sat in a chair that was sitting on a tread mill and they...

I thought this was kinda funny...:) A mechanic was removing a cylinder-head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known cardiologist in his shop. The cardiologist was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across...

Hello and I'm having a nuclear stress test (Adenosine MPI?) next Tues. and I am so very frightened. I have read the post here regarding some of the expectations I should have BUT I am curious as to weather there are more current and better ways of doing this so as I can be spared (if needed) any...

Hi all and today I went for my yearly checkup and to my surprise things are not as good as I had thought. I finally told them about the armpit cramping and left arm numbness and blurred vision (was afraid to tell them cause of serious fear!) and they feel I might be having blood clots and that...

I was sick Sat. and threw up orange/red vomit.(Sorry to be gross but it looked like tomato soup). The night before I had salmon and a lovely spinach salad. After getting sick I was weak and had body ache and chills. No fever. Nausea and belly ache too. Sunday I was just weak and was nauseated...

Monday morning I pre-medicated (2000mg Amoxicillian) for my dental appt. I didn't eat anything all day until after the numbness wore off which about 7pm or so. Went to bed feeling great and woke up the next day feeling the same. That night I had a sandwich for dinner followed by the worst...

Okay insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.......THAT'S ME!! I know I know you probably are saying to yourself "oh great it's Hayley again" but I need your help again. I am so ready to just go ahead and take total control of my warafin therapy. I am not...

Happy Friday to you and I hope all is well. My INR's have been beautiful for quite the time until today when I tested 1.9. I have my own machine so I test weekly (although the clinic wants me to test once a month) just to make sure. Im a make sure kinda gal.:eek: When I call my results in...