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Hi all... Been a while since I have been on the site but this has always proven to be a tremendous resource when I've had a question or concern. Today I had my 5 year checkup with my cardio. I had a BAV replaced with an ON-X valve. My doc told me all sounds good but he wants me to get an MRI...

Im going to see a dermatologist on Friday to have a Mole looked at. Odds are he is gonna wanna take it off. Anyone done this before ? Did you have to bridge off of Coumadin ? I did it once before for a dental procedure, not that big of a deal, just more a PIA. Anybody been de-moled on...

OK...I've been going to the clinic once a month for 3years now and I've had enough. I want to get into home testing but need to know where to start. I know I need to get a perscription but what am I getting it for ? Can someone give me the hoops I need to jump through to become a home tester ?

Howdy all....its been a while since I've posted on the site, been more of a reader than anything the last few months. Amazing to me that I just had my 3 yr valversary the other day ! I celebrated with a full day of work, a spin class, and then big fat steak and beer ! I hope all is well with...

I ran in a 4 miler (actually measured a bit less) on Sunday, not my best run (37:10) but certainly very good as far as Im concerned. Seeing how running wasn't an option pre-surgery. 2/10ths into a run and I was SOB with chest pain. It kicks butt that I can run now !! Now here is the REALLY...

OK....My poor little tooth where I lost the crown is kaput. Its cracked and can't be saved. The dentist wants to pull the tooth and do a bone graft that will allow a dental implant down the road. In order to do this they want me off Coumadin for 3 days and then Lovenox and Coumadin for a few...

I've seen my hair loss continue since I've been on Coumadin and am looking for ways to stop or reverse the process. I have a Homer Simpson shaped noggin and going bald is going to be a very bad look for me ! I can't see myself going the surgical route, I've heard too many horror stories. I...

I'm having my tooth extracted tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. I also have an appt in the AM to get my coumadin level checked. Normally I take my coumadin at night so I was thinking I would hold off on tonights dose and see how my INR looks in the AM. My appt is at 7:30 so by 8:00 I will know my...

Eating some Mike-n-Ikes this afternoon when I suddenly realize a crowned molar is missing in my mouth ! Evidently I swallowed it :( So the most important question i have is that its small enough so that it should pass naturally correct ? Since its completely solid material its not going to...

I've been going to the coumadin clinic once a month to test. Seems Im always in range and the doc at the clinic said that I am one of the few patients they have that is on coumadin and nothing else. Not a big big deal getting there but it can be a pain at times depending on my work schedule...

I have a "freind" who is on coumadin and has started kicking around the prospect of a hair restoration procedure. He doesn't want to look like Homer Simpson. Anyone know of anyone who has considered/had something like that ?

I went to the clinic yesterday for my monthly INR check. Results were 3.6 which is higher than my target of 2.0 to 3.0 When I spoke with the technican I told her that I had 4 beers on Saturday night (OSU vs USC) and then 3 more on Sunday (Giants game). So I attributed my bump due to the...

I just saw this on USAToday.com Aaron Boone is returning to the majors 5 months after a valve repair and having part of his Aorta replaced. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/astros/2009-08-31-boone-return_N.htm

It hit me at the gym this AM that today is the 18 month anniversary of my surgery. Other than the scar on my chest it seems like it never even happened. I did and hour with the personal trainer this AM who's demeanor eerily resembles that of Jillian for you "Biggest Loser" fans. I can see it...

OK....I have two crowns coming up next week. I know I need to pre-medicate. Who can give me some feedback on their experience with crowns. Ross...you don't have to answer on this one, what you dealt with was pretty much insanity.

Im in England on vacation and my sis-in-law is telling me all about various issues she is having. Specifically she has alot of fluid retention, especially in her feet. She also has some chest discomfort periodically, palpatations from time to time and her heart races to upwards of 190bpm with...

I know there are ValveReplacement.com tee shirts but what about technical tees ? I'd love to do a little advertising for the site when I run :)

The doc has cut my dosage from 50mg a day to 25mg a day and told me that as long as I don't have any issues over the next 4 to 6 weeks, I can drop it all together. So my question is are there any folks who are runners who have been on both sides of the beta blockers and what was the effect on...

My cardio told me the other day at my annual that I can reduce my Metroporol from 50mg to 25mg and assuming I feel no different that I do right now that I can stop taking it all together 6 weeks later. So my question is, how many who have had an AVR have stopped taking a beta-blocker ? How...

I had my 1 yr cardio checkup today and basically the cardiologist kicked me out of his office and told me to come back in a year. No more baby aspirin and Im cutting my Beta-blocker down to 25mg per day. He told me that after 6 weeks if I see no changes that I can eliminate the Beta-blocker...