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I’m currently taking around 18mg/day. I’ve come to terms with the high dosage and now focus on the INR value as the desired out come...

sadly due to an arrhythmia onset I can no longer drink ... :-( (well, not if I'm smart)

good for you, with decades of experience under you belt this isn't aimed at you. I'm not sure why you're trying to prove "nobody needs it".

If you can handle managing your INR, get the mechanical. But... When I got my Epic bioprosthetic 10 years ago at 44, I made that choice...

If you can handle managing your INR, get the mechanical. But... When I got my Epic bioprosthetic 10 years ago at 44, I made that choice...

Hi Toffee I'll just say the following points, you join the dots as you see fit the average age for AVR is over 60 (you're an outlier...

This is such an incredibly kind comment; it's like you read my mind. I really appreciate it.

From what I've read is that in general we just don't know a ton about the exact effects that things like weightlifting might have on...

Which makes the 'constant' not a constant. The 'constant' is rubbery. In my case, I don't rely on a spreadsheet to calculate my dosage...

agreed ... especially because you know that there is a range not a single specific number you need to be at (such as you must be 2.4)...

It's great to hear that everything is going well. This seems to be a perfect procedure for seniors, late in life, to have valves...

I went on a hiking/camping trip about 11 weeks after my surgery and it was fine, though I didn't carry a backpack as I didn't trust...

I'm about 9 months out and have the same thing, though it's gotten better. I'm now able to sleep on my left side without issue, which I...

I have a St Jude, and I don't hear it probably 90% of the time. Others can hear it pretty much all the time, but mine is quiet enough...

Which makes the 'constant' not a constant. The 'constant' is rubbery. In my case, I don't rely on a spreadsheet to calculate my dosage...