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Anyone know if I can take b6 with warfarin. I take 9 mg of warfarin a day for my aortic valve, or should I stay away from it? Thanks Brian

I'm very sorry if this has been talked about before but I started getting pains in my sternum again a month and a half ago and they are very bad when I lay on my chest. I don't sleep on my chest but in the middle of the night I roll onto it and it hurts bad. I feel a popping sound when I roll...

My PC doctor has found out that my blood work for my liver has come back high for all levels. The doctor thinks it maybe Hep C or fatty liver but won't know for sure until a ultrasound (which I just Had) and more blood work. My question is that, my Inr has been on the lower side for several...

I had my INR done today and it was 2.2. I have a St Jude's mechanical valve that replaced my aortic valve. My range like most others is 2.5- 3.5. I was told that I would have to take two 120 mg Lovenox shots today along with doubling my dose of warfarin. I normally take 6 mg but tonight have to...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had chest pain and the pain shoots down their left arm after their open heart surgery? I am 5 months removed from surgery and will get these bouts of chest pains that will last from 5 to 15 mins. I don't get them all the time but about 1 a week or so. My...

I went for my echo on Monday and heard them say "record the regurgitation, because the doctor will want to see that". Has anyone gone through this before? I had ohs on 2/23/09 to have my aortic valve replaced. It bothers me to hear them say that. Is this nothing to worry about? I go see my...

I am 1 1/2 months post OHS now, and I get these feelings of happiness one moment to sadness and forgeting what time it is the other moment. Has anybody else had these feelings after surgery? I really can't explain why I feel this way. I had never felt this way before my surgery. I was on...

Good Morning! I just wanted to thank everybody for all of the kind words and prayers, they really helped more than you know! The surgery went really well and I was able to leave the hospital after just 5 days. After the first night, the pain was almost unbearable but then we were able to get...

Hello! This is Lorrie, Brian's wife. He wanted me to update everyone on his status. He's doing extremely well. His surgery was Monday, 2/23. He was moved out of the ICU this morning and has already gotten up and walked! He is still in some pain but is in great spirits. I know how much he...

How long will a Cardio have someone wear a holter? I was told by a friend he has to wear his for 30 days. I thought it was for 24,48 maybe 72 hours but I never heard 30 days.Could this be true? I wore holters every year for about 17 years and wore mine for 24-48 hours at the longest. Thanks for...

I have pre op next thursday and I wonder what wonderful things will they do to me? I know I have to do another ultrasound on my legs but what else? I read some horror stories along with some funny stories about hospital stays. Any more advice would be great? Thanks, Brian

I found out yeterday from the surgeon that I will be having ohs on the 23rd of Feb. I chose the ST. Jude valve. Being 35 I chose a valve that will last the longest. I read some great posts about pre and post surgery but if any one has some good pointers for me, I would really like it. I read...

I had a Tee done yesterday and it was like everyone said " no big deal ". Thank you for all of your wonderful support and info on the Tee. The Tee revealed that two of my ( aortic valve) leafets were fused together,and the cardio Doctor said this is what is causing my symptoms.She is sending...

Hello everyone! My name is Brian and I am a 35 year old father of three cute little boys. I've had Aortic Stenosis my whole life. I started to get high blood pressure when I was 15 years old. I was very active up until a year or so when I started to experience shortness of breath upon...