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Hi, everyone! I have been a member of this site for a number of years since I had my congenital bi-cuspid aortic valve replaced with a St Judes mechanical 15 yrs ago. Counseled many during these post surgery years. Well, I am up again and scheduled for July 15. Long story short, my St Judes...

Hi to whoever reads this! Hard to know where it fits. Been a member of Valve Replacement for a long time but had no problems for a loooong time. Had AOV in 1999 with St Judes. Take Coumadin and have cardio visits at least annually with Echo annually. Year ago Echo showed an aneurysm at ca...

Hi.....I have been a member of this group for a number years. Have a St Jude's mechanical due to a congenital bicuspid valve. Been fine all these years taking only the Coumadin. Then my last echo showed the root expansion. After CT is shown to be about 4.9. Visited surgeon at cardio's...

Hi everyone! Not posted in quite a while but definitely guilty of occasional lurking! I had AVR in 1999 (congenital BAV) with a St Judes artificial...no issues since. Until now. My last echo last week evidently showed an aortic root dilatation of the ascending aorta . I have a CT this week...

Hi! I have been a member of VR since inception a number of years ago... what a great site it is! But I have a slightly different heart procedure question and figure someone out there may have an (or several) answers. When I had my aortic valve replaced with a St. Jude's mechanical, I was back...

Hi, all! Both my cardio and my internist want me to take a low dosage statin....probably like Zocor, for fairly high cholesterol. My AVR was 13 years ago, and I am otherwise just fine with INR always within acceptable levels. Basically take no meds other than the warfarin. I've been reading...

I had been sweating oral surgery for 3-4 years now to have a troublesome wisdom tooth removed. Went to an oral surgeon about 3 years ago who told me I would need to be hospitalized, put on bridge therapy, stay until my INR was back in sync. Ergo, I endured the tooth because that sounded...

:D Wow! I just recently had my 10-year anniversary of my "association" with my then shiny new St. Judes aortic valve due to a bicuspid congenital heart defect (that took 50 years to detect..ahem!). It HAS been a good ride! If anyone reads this and for those of you facing this surgery, do not...

Hi all....I'm not sure if this is "heart talk" or "small talk", but has anyone had any experience with the shingles vaccine? I am considering getting one, but don't know much about it. I had AOV almost 10 years ago for bicuspid valve and have a St. Judes. Thanks!:)

Hi all! I replied with this question to another thread, but figured it may not get really noticed. I had AVR in 1999 due to a congenital bicuspid valve that was not behaving (after all those years) and take warfarin/coumadin. How does one discover they are allergic to Lovenox? I have seen...

:eek: Hi everyone (or anyone!)! In Feb 1999 I had AVR due to a congenital bicuspid aortic valve. I have been on coumadin ever since. With changes in insurance and the push for generic drugs, it has gone from costing around $10 a month (ater deductible) to a co-pay of $50. Warfarin is only a...

Hi everyone, I'm really not sure which forum this would be but wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue. I have a St. Judes aortic valve that was replaced in Feb '99 due to a bi-cuspid valve. Other than geetting more tired than I used to, I have never had any sort of problem. I went to...

:eek: Hi everyone! I have been a member for ages (one of the originals along with Ross, Hank, Rain, Christina, etc....) and lurk a good bit, but don't say much any more as so many of you have already said it all so well to so many! Now I have a question/concern that I know has been addressed...

Hi everyone, I am another who lurks but doesn't write all that much--unless I can truly add value to all the other responses I read. So I have a question. I have a "lump" at the joint where my sternum and clavicle meet. I had AVR 2/99 with St. Judes, so well past recovery and doing great for...

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year's Day! Hopefully, 2004 will be a good year for everyone! New beginnings!! I have a question however in that I wonder if anyone out thre is taking any statin drugs (cholesterol lowering)? Due to some chest pain and SOB, I had some...

Hi everyone! I know the topic of flu shots has been discussed and as a result of reading them and at my doctor's suggestion, I am going to be getting my first flu shot EVER tomorrow at work. I am wondering if anyone out there has ever had a serious reaction to it and would you do it again? I...

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day weekend--I for one love 3-day weekends!! Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows of any interaction with the herbs black cohash and red clover with coumadin. I haven't been able to find anything specific but want to know something before...

I'm just wondering how others have addressed this issue when taking coumadin. After the last study results indicating that HRT can increase risk of Alzheimer's, I finally stopped cold turkey. My daughter (a med stdent) has been after me since last summer after the first study results. My...

Hi everyone! I have been reading the various and several threads which are similar to my concern, but not really specific so am asking a different question. I have to have 2 wisdom teeth pulled. Neither are impacted so the oral surgeon doesn't think there will be much if any otherwise...

I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever run into this situation. I have been taking coumadin for 4 years now and am always in the habit of refilling my prescription when there are a few pills left--4-5 maybe. Also making sure I have an ample supply if I am going to be traveling. So I...