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Hi all! Its been some time since Ive been here..I am 3.5 yrs post op with ATS aortic valve replacement. At my annual check up this week, my ACH Dr. said i did not need an echo because my exam, EKG, etc were "Normal"! thank god for that! But it is the first year in 40 yrs that I havent had an...

hey all.. so ive had two dental appointments in two weeks so 2 doses of amoxicillin - and i also started nexium and carafate for a possible ulcer in my throat. Last week I was at 3.9 and decreased doseage but it didnt help so now im holding off on warfarin 2 days to retest. my question is has...

im just curious what the stats are for having a stroke or tia after valve replacement surgery both with tissue and mechanical..i am really really scared..i am 6 months post op and my inr is high right now-3.3 on monday. but yesterday i was cleaning the sink and my eyes went crazy- like my...

just needing a little help on my inr levels- with aortic valve supposed to be between 2 and 3 but down to 1.8 and cant figure out why...i increased dose last night a smidge. would any of you bridge with lovenox at this level? thanks meg

ok so is this weird or do beta blocker- ie metroprolol -cause your feet to ache at the end of long day? anyone or am i getting old at 39?

hi everyone: just wanted to say hi and sorry for losing touch. Im so sad to hear about TBONE. This is just so terrible and my thoughts and prayers are with his family and this vr family and for you Ross especially. I tried to read what happend but then I had to stop because sometimes for me...

hello everyone! sorry ive been MIA for a few weeks.. these kiddos on summer breaK are keeping me too busy and too crazy to find a moments peace! i must have read something wrong because I thought a normal range for my new valve-ATS- was 2.5-3.5 but it turns out it should be in the 2.0 range so...

any thoughts on what the difference is between these machines for an av replacement ?

just wondering if anyone was told its not necessary to have a follow up with the surgeon as long as everything seems to be going ok and ive already seen my cardiologist. im skeptical and thinking of forcing a meeting just so i can shake his hand...thoughts? thanks!

for all you ladies whove been through the ringer and then had to come home to houseful of kids and working husbands...AAHHHH! today was not a good day on the homefront for me. Neither kid- age 4 and 6-listened at all..it has been raining for 30 days straight i think so we are all going stir...

hey all. so yesterday i went to the cardio for a full check up. its been 3 weeks since the op. had echo, xray,ekg and blood. the dr at first said I should be weaning off the pain meds now but then when the xray came back she said oops! ok you have a good excuse for being on the pain meds...

hi all. so ive been on lovenox since leaving the hospital, 60 mg every 12 hours. my inr was 1.8 on sat and today it was 1.5-im so bummed. i havent even eaten any greens...they told me to bump up to 7.5 from 5 coumadin which ill do tonight but imw ondering why they dont go up higher like 10 if...

hi all. does anyone think there is a relation between the timing of when you take your coumadin and having increased pounding in your heart? i have been fine during the days but at night- even if im sitting straight up-the pounding is almost unbearable til i fall asleep from pure exhaustion...

hello all. thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers. i definitely needed them. i too am hoping it was my one and only bump. im feeling much better and have started walking and got all my tubes out today so im free to find the wifi spot finally in the lounge! i should be home by the...

Sorry for not posting for Meg yesterday. It was a long hard day. Megan had a significant setback and had to be operated on again. She had a leak where there was a stitch from the cannulas being connected to the heart lung machine (her new valve is fine!), her blood pressure suddenly dropped and...

Megan is out of surgery and her surgeon said she did really well. It took longer than normal b.c. this was her 4th (God bless her!) but she should be in icu now and on the road to recovery. Will post more updates as they come.

just venting i guess. dont know if this is the right forum or not but i asked my husband to give me a good hard squeeze tonight-- because im not going to be able to get that or give that for many many months after wednesday- and he gave me just the weakest lamest hug ever and world war 3 broke...

im still thinking about which valve to choose- my surgeon recommends the ats -or st jude. did anoyone here decide ats over st jude personnaly and if so why so? thanks!

its such a relief to have this date set. Dr Jan Quagabeur at ny presbyterian is the surgeon. i met hi m last friday. he is a pediatric surgeon. stay tuned !

hey all.. im wondering if i need to be worried..its been a week since my cath and i have a small bump right under the area where they went in..anyone else have this and know what to do about it? thanks