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Hello I have st Jude valve what's the longest you can be off Coumadin ? My left knee hurts I was thinking of not taking my Coumadin for a couple days , safe?

Hello I have st Jude valve what's the longest you can be off Coumadin ? My left knee hurts I was thinking of not taking my Coumadin for a couple days , safe?

Hello, I'm currently taking 7.5 mg warfarin. I personally like to have less drugs in my system and more natural. If I increase my Vitamin E intake. On my next lab results will that cause my doctor to decrease my warfarin dosage?

Hello, I am St Jude Mechanical Valve survivor =) It will be almost two years now. I'm currently taking coumadin and metoprolol. Recently, there were some pictures taken of me, and now that I paid a little more attention. I kinda have slight dark circles under my eyes, and I sleep plenty all...

It's been about 4 months since my surgery...mechanical st jude valve implanted. Is there anyone on this site with a mechanical valve? not taking metoprolol or any pres for BP? If so, any success stories? How to get off metoprolol? How long did it take etc.? My blood pressure is averaging about...

Caffeine(Coffee) and Metoprolol okay? Im on a mechenical valve and currently taking Metroprolol. Is it a huge issue if a drink like one measley small cup of coffee in the morning?

Im on a mechanical Jude Valve How heavy of weights can I lift? Only light weights? Can I ever lift heavy weights again? Pushups safe now?

Hi My name is Tim I'm new here. I don't have a avatar yet. However for now here is one I'm happy I found this site. Don't feel so alone about this. My surgery was 01/23/2010 mechanical valve installed . Little more than 4 weeks ago. They said I was lucky to make it. Very happy to be alive...