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Did your doc know your INR when he told you to skip a dose? I hope it doesn't go too low. I have done lots of different kinds of exercise since getting my valve in 2006--never had blood in my urine until now. But it could be the exercise for you. Let us know what happens.

Saw my primary care doc again today and they did another dip stick test. She said I still had blood in the urine but she didn't want to run a culture on it since I didn't have any other sypmtoms of infection. She is convinced it was just the coumadin and told me not to worry. I even told her...

Congratulations! Every extra year is truly a blessing!

Yes, I gave a urine sample at the doctor's office. I don't know if they did a culture to see if it was an infection or not since I didn't have any other signs of infection and the INR nurse told them to send me home to wait for her call. They had me stop coumadin for 2 days. It dropped to 2.0...

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks for all of your comments. I don't feel so crazy about questioning their advice anymore. I'm sure it was blood because I hadn't eaten any beets or anything different from normal. It looked just like blood. I questioned the INR nurse again today who gave me this stupid...

No tests were done because the coumadin clinic told my physician to send me home and they would call me with instructions to skip 2 days of coumadin.

I could use some advice. I've been on coumadin for 5 years now and have never had blood in my urine with a high INR. This week I had bright red urine so I tested my INR (4.6) and then visited my primary care doctor. The PC doc called the coumadin clinic and they told her that they would instruct...

I've been on Cozaar for 3 1/2 years now. I never had high blood pressure but did have an aneurysm and a couple dissections (possibly marfans). No new aneurysms and dissections since starting the drug. I haven't had any side effects, either. My cardiologist even wanted my kids to take it since...

Lovenox & Platelets Lovenox & Platelets Sorry to reply so late to this thread but I just found out my platelets are at 98,000, too. I've been on Lovenox for the past 10 days due to some surgeries and it turns out that lovenox can also affect your platelet counts. My platelets fell from...

The lump has been removed. It was a "suture granuloma". Apparently, my body didn't like one of the sutures left over from the OHS 3 years ago and it formed a mass of scar tissue around the suture. The granuloma became inflamed and was causing me a lot of chest pain. However, closer to the...

Hmmm...that's interesting. Did it ever go away? My bump was about the size of a large shooter marble but now it's getting smaller and they may cancel the surgery to remove it. My surgeon wants to wait until closer to the surgery date to make the decision.

Thanks everyone!

Saw the surgeon today. She said it was probably just scar tissue and she could remove it. I was relieved when she said that she usually doesn't have anyone go off of their coumadin for the surgery. She's going to do it at the hospital rather than her office since I am on the coumadin but it...

I'll know more after I see the surgeon on Thursday. Thanks for your advice and I'll give you an update later this week.

It's definitely much bigger than the sternum wires that I can feel.

It's a hard bump that doesn't go away. Sometimes there is swelling around it (that might be causing the GERD symtoms to be worse). It's about half way down the sternum.

Back in October I was having a lot of GERD and chest pain so I went to the ED. They said it was just the GERD and sent me home. Last week I noticed the bump. The chest pain comes and goes but is especially bad when the GERD acts up.

I have a hard bump about the size of a large marble on my sternum that is causing me a lot of pain when I lift, push, or pull things. Has anyone else had these bumps after OHS. My surgery was 3 1/2 years ago and the scar was always flat. I'm scheduled to see a general surgeon later this week...

It can definitely be a roller coaster the first year. Hang in there and keep in close contact with your doctors. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. It does get easier with time.

Thanks for the advice! A friend who is a nurse thinks it is the swine flu because the seasonal flu hasn't hit NE Ohio yet (and I did just get a shot for the seasonal flu--although they said it would be two weeks until it would protect me). Guess I'll get a little vacation from work this week. :)