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I'm not quite sure where to post this, so I'm putting it here. I had AVR in January and have been on warfarin (a St. Jude's valve was put in). Lately I've noticed I get alot of black and blue marks. I don't even remember hurting myself, but these marks are constantly popping up. I'm...

I posted about this in the post-surgery topic, but it was suggested I post it here, so here I am :) I had AVR in January and had a St. Johns valve put in. Now, I'm on a blood thinner, of course. I'm on Warfarin 3mg per day. At first my INR was within the normal range, but in the past 6 weeks...

A question - I'm 8 weeks post-op from AVR (mechanical valve). My left side of the breast (closest to the incision) is still a bit numb. I'm also having some pain in the left breast. I've been to my PCP and he said they might have cut a nerve during surgery. Has anyone else had this? I go to...

I can't say this was the most fun experience I've ever had, but it had to be done and it's now over. Up until the night before I was sure I was going to get a pig valve. I wanted nothing to do with coumadin, but after talking to the doctors, I decided to go with the mechanical valve and will...

I was diagnosed about 4 or 5 years ago with hep C. The docs feel it's from a blood transfusion from my first OHS in 1969. I'm having my AVR next week (first time it was repaired) and I'm just wondering if anyone else who had AVR also had hep C? My docs don't think it will complicate things.

I can't believe it...it's almost here. Only 11 days until my catherization and then the surgery the next day. I'm still debating back and forth between which valve to choose. Everyday I have a different opinion. I saw my cardio yesterday for a pre-op EKG. He said my current valve (which...

I've been reading many posts talking about what gradients people have and I'm just wondering...I know this will sound stupid...but, what gradients are these? I have my echo reports here and I see these numbers: Aortic Valve Max PG 28 mm/Hg Mean PG 18 mm/Hg Is this the peak gradients? If...

I'm going to be having my catherization the day before my surgery. Is that usual? Also, the last time I had a catherization was 40 years ago and I vaguely remember being awake for it. Do they still do it the same way? Are you awake for the procedure?

Hi Everyone...I've been lurking around the forums for a few weeks now - great information around here. I finally decided to introduce myself. I'm Yvonne and had my aortic valve repaired when I was 9. I'm almost 50 now and never had a problem or restriction. The doctors thought I might be...

This is probably a stupid question, but I was wondering if a cell phone being on can interfere with an echo result? I forgot I had mine on and it went off while I was having one done and the tech laughed, but didn't say to turn it off. I would guess if it was causing a problem she would have...