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I hardly drink and gave up smoking 22 years ago.

Arnold is not a story of failure, for sure he had two repairs and a then a valve replacement of the aortic valve. You got the message mixed up, for getting a mechanic valve and warfarin is not a failure at all. And women have had children while on warfarin. I do not know where you are getting...

That is the life of USA health care. Very wasteful and hard on others. Good luck in getting destressed from this.

I had my false start before my second surgery to replace the aortic valve. My right and left legs had a little internal infection going, and a slight fever with it. They decided to wait three weeks before trying again. It is better for a wait.

You are so lucky that two are on the same page. Annual imaging helps to catch anything that changes within a year. It caught my mitral valve calcification three years ago. And my cardio trips are two a year. So it is easier when they just monitor the heart and stuff. Life is easier then. Have a...

Got to love research and those doctors get educated on the updated information that not only helps them, it helps us the patients. And the frequency after surgery is normal, I have the Echo done once a year.

It depends on the individual.

And they are supposed to be bad this summer.

Hi everyone, just have to share a change in my dog and mine lives. Recently, my dog was drinking more water and having pee accidents, mainly on the couch. Took the dog to her heartworm checkup and did a diabetes test and she is now diabetic. She was obese for a long time before I adopted her...

yeah, hate the bruising. Now I am also diabetic and do my insulin in the stomach and hate that too. And thing is, also on another injectable for my A1C, do that shot in the thighs. Hate that also. I bruise so easy due to the Warfarin and bumping into things sometimes. And pinches.

Next visit, talk with the cardio about the results. Should be able to talk with your doctor. Good luck.

She is in good hands. All will go well. Had my aortic valve was done in 2001 at 36. Doing great and monitored very well.

They will give you the syringes filled with Lovenox you can inject yourself into the stomach. It is not hard to do. I had to do it to get me back on Warfarin, since I was off Warfarin for 3 months, did not have insurance to cover the med. You do fine with the bridge. Good luck on the scopes.

So glad you were able to be more informed. And you also know as time passes, you will see more improvements in Open Heart Surgery. When I had my first one, a repair on the aortic valve, repairs on aortic valve were still new. Then a few years after my repair, they were doing more for babies...

With Mechanical valve, you would have to deal with Warfarin for life. No to live without it. Many have tried and failed. Repair is a temporary fix till there is a replacement. Repairs are not guaranteed for long term. Best go with the replacement with the mechanical valve. It will last longer...

You just had surgery; you were told to take it easy for a few weeks. You have a year for the chest to heal completely. Now you know why you have the heart pillow. Just take it easy, if you have sons, have them do the auto repairs. Good luck and take it easy for a few weeks.

I have to health issues that is hard on me, Heart Defect and Type 2 diabetes. There are good days and bad days. Just have to fight the bad days with inner strength. Have a great day.

I am on Medicare due to being disabled and not old as you called it. 58 is young and live in the USA and on SSDI. And cannot afford to go to several hospitals. I went to a reputable hospital due to where my surgeon had permission to do operations. But I did well and it was back in 2001. Had a...

Hi, And welcome to the forum. I have been diabetic, type 2 since 2003 and warfarin does not affect my Protime. Only when I have not exercised for a time and when I take antibiotics will that affect the protime. Stress can affect the protime, being sick like from a virus will affect the numbers...

Better to wait till next week to talk to your doctor. For we are not doctors nor Cardiologists.