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I've browsed the discussions here and elsewhere regarding life insurance post surgery. Here I sit ... tick, tick, ticking away ... now nearly seven years post valve replacement. Aside from hair loss, some bad ankles and a tad too many of those bavarian cream filled donuts in my belly ... I'm...

So, three years out, I am told that I have a significant (I think the words used were "very large") paraprosthetic leak around my St. Jude's Regent valve. Now for some quick background to lead up to my questions/concerns: I was diagnosed in 1994 with a bicuspid aortic valve. I had annual...

Wow! It's been a year (well, in two more days). I thought I'd check in and give a little report on the progress, which is all very positive. Prior to surgery I had become a 235 lb. fella (6'3"), with poor eating habits and little physical exercise. Yea, I could blame it all on a bad ticker, and...

OK ... I've been taking Tylenol PM the last couple nights ... somewhat for a headache, but also for helping with sleep. I've read a few of the posts related to use of Tylenol. It sounds like the general concensus is Tylenol ... in moderation ... shouldn't pose a problem (even though my INR...

Ugh ... I went months without screwing up on my drugs. I have TWO alarms set on my watch and an alarm set on my cell phone to help me remember to take them ... (which gives you some idea as to how bad my brain is) But, I've now screwed up TWICE in a week. My INR has been very consistent for...

Hi all ... you might remember that I posted about this a few weeks back. Not too much to report. My cardiologist now tells me that there is leaking THROUGH AND AROUND the valve. Interestingly ... and he didn't seem to know this ... the surgeon told him that the St. Jude's Regent's Valve is...

Yep ... we got a leak folks. I did track down some old posts related to the topic of leakage and they were interesting ... thought I'd still post this and see what our experts have to say! Here's my scoop: I had an echo a couple days ago (about 4.5 months post surgery). I've been feelin' just...

OK ... well, the bruises make me look tough! Geez, I went canoeing/camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minnesota) this past week and came home with arms full of bruises ... and don't recall having any incidents that would have caused them! Guess I have Warfarin in me!

I'm about ten weeks into being a Warfarin junkie and we are still trying to get this right. A couple weeks ago I found myself down at 1.4 after getting up to 2.9 and then not really changing the dosage. My GP upped the dose for three days and I went up to 1.9. We then kept it at a similar dose...

OK ... Ya know ... I get these questions all the time, and you would think I would know the answer. I am hoping some of you can help, or point me to a good site that has some answers. I understand that 1-2% of the population is born with a bicuspid aortic valve. Why do some end up having the...

Well ... my doctors can't agree. My surgeon's office (the fellow is pretty much world-class) insists that my INR should be between 2-2.5. My primary care doctor (a GREAT doctor) thought it was 2.5-3.5. The surgeon's office said that is for the mitral valve. So, the primary care doctor looked...