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:biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2:Hello fellow pricks! Just had to say that!Havent been on the boards in a while. Aug 27 was my 4th anniversary for my 2nd open heart. As most of you know, I had the Ross done in '97 May and developed an...

Well friends, the surgery was Wed. 9/7 (yes, i posted the wrong date in previous posts.) Had the cochlear implant. I was not expecting it to be this invasive and wow, was I off! It is really a major surgery and should be addressed like major surgery. I was told they "slip the transmitter under...

:biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2: I'm a first time grandmother!!!! Kyle Benjamin was born August 19 at 7lbs 11 oz and 21 inches long. He is such a cutie!!! So thrilled !!!

Please read this and my other post in this forum, ASAP if you can!

I am doing well. I havent posted, probably since I'm doing so well, that my year 3 anniversary of my AVR and aneurysm repair was on August 27, 2011 !!! Yee haw!!!

Hi all, I am having a cochlear implant put in on Thursday, my Lovenox shots start on 9-2-11 (yes tomorrow) and I just read the directions. One direction says 90mg subcu 2 times daily, that is the one from my doc. The one off this site says, 1mg subcu 2 times a day...I suppose I have to call...

Hi all, I need your help. I am trying to win an IPAD 2. Here's how you can help me win! If you are on facebook, go to Beach and Beyond's wall, like them, then click on the word "pictures", and "like" my pic. It is sunset on the pier rides at Ocean City MD. Thanks! Feel free to friend me on...

Hi everyone, I haven't been on in a while, just living life you know. How are all you pricks doing? I was just thinking about all of you recently. Wanted to say hi!:wink2:

I am facing a regular colonoscopy as opposed to the "virtual" (CT SCAN assisted) one I had last fall. Of course for this one, the cardio will be consulted and probably (I hate making the dreaded phone call) will want me to use Lovanox. Ugh. Not looking forward to this. Haven't scheduled the...

:eek:Maryka where are you? How did the hip replacement go?:eek:

:biggrin2:Hello fellow Pricks (home testers), ladies and gentlemen! :biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2: It has been 2 years since my last confess..woops! Its been 2 years since my surgery! I'd like to say I lost 50 lbs, but I can't...so I'd just like to say I cant believe its been 2 years...

:confused2: Hi all, I haven't been around, but I need some guidance before I call my over aggressive cardiologist. I started last week on a new med for fibromyalgia called SAVELLA (milnacipran). Before starting it I checked on drugs.com for the interactions with Warfarin. I also started 2 nights...

I have been having pain in my shoulder for 2 weeks now, and one in the back of my right thigh too. How do I know if this could be clot related? What are the signs I should look for? My INR's have been a little up and down, and I had a bad fall on cement in January, on an uneven sidewalk at...

Hi, I looked up the archives on colonoscopies while on warfarin and found the posts that said "bridging" with lovenox and going off warfarin for 3 days is no longer neccessary for a screening colonoscopy. My question is, what if your cardio (whom I saw the other day for a checkup) insists on it...

Hello Fellow Pricks~ I was just looking at some websites for Coaguchek strips...need to do more research on this, but my strips are now $69.00 for 12. Is this in line or crazy? Or maybe I'm crazy?

:mad:Company my hubby works for is giving all managers a 2 month furlough! I am upset about this. All my husband did was bust his ass for them all summer and now this! We have to pay for COBRA insurance (health insurance) for the time he is off, so 2 months of premiums. Just in time for...

I hope everyone on the board is getting the H1N1 (swine flu) shot! The media powers that be say we are in for alot of swine flu. I know personally 5 ppl who have had it...2 this year, 3 last year. If you take care of grandkids or are around grandkids, especially important to have it. Also, by...

Hi peeps and pricks, Anyone else allergic to the dye in warfarin/coumadin? I say warfarin/coumadin because, no matter which I take, I get a rash in the lower milligrams. I have to take the 10mg pills (dye free) and split them for 5mg to configure my doses when my INR goes wacky. It is very...

Hi friends, Like it or not, thats what you are to me. My hubby had a bad hernia repair done 2 weeks ago, and I have been off the boards helping him recover. Additionally, he is facing a possible 6TH!!!! sinus surgery. Naturally, living in Md we are going to Johns Hopkins Sinus Center. He has an...

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad Had a 4.5 today on my coaguchek xs. Reported it to the cardio who GULP, wanted me to HOLD 2 days worth of doses!!! When the dr. came to the phone, she said "So Colleen, a little THIN today huh?" THIN>??? UGH!!! Anyway, I told her that I thought this was...