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Advice, please. What am I doing wrong? I’m in the middle of my second time bridging with Lovenox. I pinch skin/fat on my abdomen (2inches from navel and alternate sides) slowly inject, count to about 5 seconds and withdraw needle. All appears to be ok(other than hurting for 10-39 min) then some...

Today is the 12th anniversary of my aortic valve/aneurysm surgery. It was a 6 hour surgery and I now have a St Jude grafted aortic valve. I’ve had a few bumps along the way—lost the upper lobe of my right lung due to lung cancer (never smoked a day in my life) and 2 rounds of endocarditis. My...

I had surgery May 2010 to replace my ascending aorta, aortic valve and aortic root with a St Jude grafted valve. My inr range has always been 2.5-3.5. My Coumadin clinic insists that I only be given 5mg warfarin. I’m supposed to split pills and then take different does on different days to get...

Some of you may remember my post from last year in August? For those of you who don’t—I ran a fever off and on from mid March 2019 until hospitalized in August for endocarditis. My pcp gave me 4 rounds of antibiotics from March to August which temporarily got rid of the fever. Anyway I was in...

Ten years ago today I remember being wheeled to the doors of the operating room. I woke up in the ccu about 9 hours later on a ventilator. During a 6 hour surgery my surgeon replaced my ascending aorta, my aortic valve and aortic root with a St Jude grafted valve. All went well. I was in ccu...

When I began my self testing I’m sure I was told to just wash my hands before the finger stick and to not use alcohol pads. Use of alcohol pads could contaminate the sample. I am currently being treated for endocarditis. One of my doctors said the finger stick is a possible way the infection was...

My pcp thinks I may have endocarditis. Crp is 5.152. I had influenza A at the end of March (yes I had my flu shot). I had a 102 temp that they didn’t treat because it was the flu. By the time they diagnosed the flu it had developed into an upper respiratory infection. So I had this temp for just...

Just had a bronchoscopy which required bridging with lovenox--my first time. My range is 2.5-3.5. I have a St Jude aortic valve. This is how it went. No Coumadin for 5 days before procedure--11/26 thru 11/30. Lovenox started on 3rd day 11/28. Procedure on 12/1. Restart Coumadin 12/1. Lovenox...

You won't believe this, but---. Yesterday I got into some hornets and they promptly swarmed me.:eek2: I got stung 10-12 times--neck and ears VERY painful--red and swollen. Fortunately I don't have any allergies to stings. I used cortisone cream (otc) and took a hydrocodeine pill due to the...

My inr range is 2.5-3.5. I am on antibiotics--started Thurs Sept 26 with a Rocephan injection, then Cefdinir and SMZ/TMP for 10 days (last antibiotic will be on Sunday the 6th). Checked my inr on 9/27 (2.9) on 9/29 (3.6) on 10/1 (3.6)--thought I was home free--but on 10/3 (4.2). I currently...

My inr target range is 2.5-3.5. My last 3 weekly inr's were 2.7, 2.5, 2.5 --which slightly concerned me as it is fresh veggie season and I have a huge garden. Well, today's inr is 1.9. I'm thinking a 10% increase is in order. My current dose is 65mg/wk--I had been on 70mg/wk until April 19...

My ins pays fully for lab testing once a month--but not convenient and I want to test weekly. So I purchased my own Coagucheck XS (thru ebay) and check my inr weekly myself and then go to the lab once a month or so. My cardiologist is cool with this--coumadin clinic not so much. If I have a...

How important do you think it is to have a pretty consistant dose of Warfarin each day? I take 7.5mg some days and 10mg some days. I am a pretty "common sense" kind of thinker and it seems that there is a big difference between the 7.5mg and the 10mg and that there may be some swings in INR and...

I have an ear infection, infection of the eye and uti--went to the doctor yesterday. She gave me 2 injections--an antibiotic (don't remember the name--something beginning with an r) and kenalog. I have 10 days worth of Bactrim DS 800-160 and an eye drop Tobramycin/Dexamet (use for 48 hrs.). I...

I have just turned 60 (the recommended age for the Shingles vaccine) and intend to get one soon. Does anyone know if there is any interaction with Warfarin?

Have any of you experienced insomnia while taking Metoprolol? Background--I have taken Verapamil (calcium channel blocker) for years due to a rapid pulse. Post surgery (1yr ago) Metoprolol was added to my medications--25mg 2xday. Metoprolol was added to bring my pulse down more as the...

In a way it seems like my surgery was yesterday and in other ways it seems so long ago. I know 1 year is nothing compared to so many of you, but I imagine that the 1 year anniversary feels like the most important. I feel great--work out 3x wk (which I did NOT do before surgery). I want to thank...

My ins just denied my INR home testing for the 2nd time. They consider it a convenience item and I can't get my doctor interested in trying to convince them it is a medical necessity. He wrote them a very basic letter that wouldn't have convinced me. I have an appt on the 7th--will talk to...

My DIL's father needs MV repair/replacement. He recently moved to the Phoenix area and is not familiar with the hospitals, surgeons, etc. Also, his former cardiologist in MO says minimally invasive is questionable whereas the new cardiologist in AZ says yes. I referred him to this site, but...

I know that to some of you this may not seem like much, but I am 5 mos post op and did a 13 mile bike ride on Saturday. My oldest son rode with me (he says as a pacer). We finished in 1 hour--and I ride an old 1 speed bike. I have never been a runner or bike rider--my favorite pastime is...