Latest activity

Well, gee, after 28 years of ACT, and hearing from countless doctors that acetaminophen is the only analgesic that I can safely take --...

The first was magical. And the second was even better! Lol

Great report Pat!

How was that first beer ? :) Medicine ;)

Hi. I am a 44 year old guy and had OHS 6 weeks ago to replace my bicuspid valve. I too agonized over the tissue v mechanical question...

It's very interesting to me the differing opinions between surgeons. Mathias was heavily pushed towards a mechanical valve by his...

I have a mechanical mitral valve, and had afib. Had ablations (2x 7 hour procedures) to successfully eliminate the afib. They modeled...

Not a fib but Vtach yes had ablation not sure if it’s common but it makes sense there might be irrritated areas around a valve that...

I had significant v tach before surgery, it got better after. i had a maze procedure done when I had the valve job. Not much Afib at...

what makes you doubt it as having an interaction. Its been discussed here before and its well known...

I've seen one list that probably erroneously lists acetaminophen as having an interaction with warfarin. Unless too much acetaminophen...

Scribe -- I'm not sure, but I believe that Teva is made in Israel (others - please correct me if I'm wrong). I'm also pretty certain...

It's true -- 100% of mechanical valves will stop working. Most of the time, the valve will stop working when the person with the valve...