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Yes, that dreaded subject. Okay, not looking to be judged just need some support and advice. I've fallen off the wagon again. Since surgery in March 2006 I quit smoking for 6 months only slowly to start again. I have significantly cut back but not quit. Sometimes 2 to 10 cigarettes a day.The...

Anti-Clot Drugs Urged for Stent Patients By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press Writer DALLAS ? Heart patients who had drug-coated stents inserted to prop open blocked coronary arteries should stay on anti-clotting drugs for at least a year, several doctor groups said in an advisory issued...

Can anybody recommend a company to get my testing strips through? I'm sick of dealing with QAS. They can't get a damn thing right. :mad:

This is from Tallulah River this year! Yeehaw!!!!! Click on image.

Hey Folks, During one of my many home improvement project, I accidently slipped and cut a piece of my thumb off with a razor. It was a small piece but wide enough to cause much bleeding. Why am I telling you this? Because I'm on Coumadin and the bleeding stopped! It took awhile, only because I...

:mad: QAS say BCBS lost my claim forms which I think is BS. Anyway, QAS sent me my machine back in June and they still haven't recieved payment for the machine because they say it was lost. So they had to resubmit the claim. Well, Customer Service said back in May that BCBS had agreed to pay...

I'm a little nervous as I have my 6 month check up on Wednesday the 11th. I'm like Ross, I would be happy if I never saw a Dr. or hospital again. Overall, I feel in good shape. I have the occassional palp but they never seem to bother me. Some days I have huge bursts of energy and others I feel...

I was talking with a friend of mine who is a GBI agent here in Georgia. The topic of bleeding to death came up, not exactly a desirable topic but...She said that the military had created and uses a powder that clots blood quickly in an emergency situation when somebody is bleeding profusely...

Here is one kayaking pic I was able to upload.

Has anybody heard of this Association? International Self Monitoring Association of Oral Anticoagulation Patients. (that's a mouth full). I did a search and it has been posted a couple of years ago but not a long thread (only 2 post). According to them, this has been scientifically proven...

5 months Post Op now. Last night I jogged for 7 miles on the tread in the gym. Heat is too unbearable in Atlanta to run outside. Anyway, 7 miles in 90 minutes. Had to slow it down the last 30 minutes heart was jumping out of range around 160bpm (target is 130-147). My HR dropped from 147 to 97...

I have a question that I have wondered about for some time now. I'm sure this question has been posed before but why not ask again. I don't even think I've ask my Dr. this question but maybe I will next time. Do you think people with Congential Heart Disease, though they maybe curable through...

At what point do you worry about your INR being too high? Mine was a 6.0 this week, up from 3.2 two weeks ago.

I wasn't sure where to post this. Here is an interesting article on Blood clots. Blood Clot Fiber Study May Aid Treatment By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON ? The fibers that make up blood clots are more elastic than rubber bands and stretchier than spider webs. They're even...

Does anybody here do 1 year prescriptions for Coumadin? My insurance company sent forms to order a years supply. I thought I could save a little money and eliminate monthly trips to the pharmacy. My doctor told me to hold off a while till I get my INR level stablized so I could order the right...

Forgot to take my dosage last night? Skip it or take it later? Now my INR will be all whacky! I'm taking 5mg MWFSS and 7.5mg TT. I'm at work and have no access to my Coumadin, I will defintely bring some to work after this. I usually take it between 9:00-11:00 at night. I won't have access to...

I'm 11 weeks and 1 day Post Op. Yes, I'm counting the days till my 12 week mark. My Card has given me the "green light" at 12 weeks to resume normal activity. That means back to the gym, jogging and back to kayaking! I can't wait I'm so excited, I have so much energy :) I have a question...

I know and I have read on this site that slight or trivial leakages with new valves is normal. Even people with no heart disease can have slight leakages with a natural valve. Today I went for my appointment to have my stress test done with a new cardiologist. I still use my old cardiologist, I...

Somedays (like today) I feel depressed and hopeless like Im never going to be normal again. According to Doctors I don't even know what normal is so I don't know how to feel. "Your heart doesn't know what normal is" Pre Op statement my cardiologist made. Have I been abnormal since my first OHS...

Am I the only one on here with a tricuspid valve replacement? Or with Epstein's Anomoly? I feel so alone (I'm new to the board). Just curoius.