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You guys have all given me great insight on this situation. Makes me really on edge, I don't like to take my chances. I take my pills everyday and test weekly. The life of a ticker!!! Thank you all, and may God bless you.

How did you maintain your anticoagulation during pregnancy and how was the labor conducted?

You chose best. Half your dose. I did that one time. I even went 2 days without taking of how high it was. I was sick because of the INR level. Its essentially rat poison, so our body can tell us when we are at a level of toxicity. I had a CT scan done on my head to make sure I wasn't...

If you drink alcohol it could interact also with the medication. Read the labels. I take aspirin as well. I was skeptical at first before taking both at once but eversince I found out how they both work I take em both.

Is it possible to have a blood clot even if your INR is in therapeutic range???

Wow, you are the woman I need to speak to! How did you manage!!!!!! Please tell me how!!! :) mom2angel

LOL @ PROTIMENOW! For a moment you sounded like my midwife, who said she wanted to meet my husband and sit on him a little bit and have a long and serious conversation about the risks of me getting pregnant. Condoms are the only thing we ARE using. And its very depressing to go to a doctor and...

I do have one child right now, and I'm happy to adopt if I had to. I'm just torn between the whole risk involved in having another.pregnancy that it does turn my off and hits me back to reality. :(

When I first mentioned tying my tubes to my midwife, she freaked.out and said "oh no, we dont wanna do that!" As if she was concerned of me wanting more children. She said medicine is always advancing and that God f rbid I tie my tubes and some beautiful anticoagulation sent from heaven safe for...

Wow Greg!!!! You have gone thru a lot!!! But you have quite a sense of humor, you had me smiling reading all your events! What a trooper! I'm happy to hear stories like yours because just when you think its over for you, its nice to reflect on the victories that someone else has had and it makes...

Ken, I'm really happy you got a repair. How I wish I had a repair, things are complicated for me cuz I'm on coumadin. I'm happy that you are enjoying your life and cherishing your daughter's accomplishments. It really reads out. Nothing means more to you than family, and that is definitely a...

I'm kind of getting jealous with all the tickers out there with mini sternotomys- and sub mammary incisions, less recovery time and discreet scars. I got the whole nine. Traditional sternotomy, I felt like a got hit by a bus. So anyways, I preety much get the picture this annoying discomfort...

@ Jake LOL- any poke or pain, palpitation or flutter, I call the ambulance! Talk about alert! I hate the fact how I'm so overly aware of everything, it makes me paranoid. I can really tell the difference when my heartrate is going fast. On top of it I'm studying to be a medical assistant and I...

I considered the copper iud, but supposedly its not right for me. My midwife said I would bleed heavier. A lot of women complain about their menses and I would not benefitfrom it cuz I'm on coumadin. I have spoken to my husband about a vasectomy, he's only 26. We both have resolved on the fact...

It's been over a year since my sternum has been sawed in half and my rib cage cracked open, and I still feel an annoying discomfort. Am I the only one going through this? My cardio said its not uncommon for open heart patients to still feel like this. So I'm guessing this is normal.... Someone...

Hi! This question is geared towards women who have had valve replacement, that are taking coumadin, and are of child-bearing age. I am 25 years old and its been more than a year since my valve replacement, and I am on coumadin. I can't take any birth control for risks of blood clots and...

If you need surgery right away, its because it is urgent and there's no time to wait. If its not life threatening then you would have an elective surgery. Having an elective surgery you choose the date. I had elective surgery an I was a nervous wreck, and I hated the thought of waiting and...

Oh my goodness, your poor thing, I reread your post and noticed that you feel like your limbs are heavy. You need an urgent evaluation. This is definitely related to your valve, it is causing an insufficency in your circulation, your getting dizzy and short of breath. Our blood transports oxygen...

Hi I don't know who you are, but I saw that you are getting short of breath and dizzy spells and your internist says that is not related to your heart problems, he or she is not cardiologist and doesn't know what they are talking about. This is urgent and you cannot wait till the 19th of...

I have an On-x valve in the mitral position. I would not advise to have a surgeon that never implanted an on-x valve to implant one on you. I dont know how do you feel about experimentation, but I personally wouldnt recommend being someone's guinea pig. This is your life on the line. Your heart...