Recent content by ashadds

This guy seems to hate a mechanical valve

I looked at your profile, I am glad this went well for you ? Just curious was mechanical not your first choice , early on ? What was your reasoning on choosing bioprosthetic twice

in indian culture a swastika is a religious and lucky charm. Its auspicious and a good thing, I do understand the question especially on western context but its not a bad thing but auspicious in india and doesnt have any relation to its western interpretation

one of my echos put my lv dimension at 6.2 cms but subsequent echos were all normal < 5.8 cms

are you sure ? I think the resilia inspiris tissue valve last as much as a homograft

there is no logic, I wanted to understand if any folks had any problems going to saunas or doing massages post op. Is there anything I must be aware of except taking warfarin and self testing

Is this possible ? in general I love thai massages and hot stone massages, wanted to know if there are any contraindications

I feel that getting a tissue is risky, especially if you are susceptible to calcification. The valve may calcify much quicker, infact ~5 years is not uncommon on a few folks. A mechanical acually makes sense with a portable tester

whats the latest report say ? mine says pk 50 mean 28 , these gradients firmly put me in moderate and in another center it says about the same

something the readings have a lot of discrepancies, mine went from severe to moderate and my last 2 echos in different hospitals says moderate . I might after a few months go to cleveland or mass general to verify this, but for now I am on annual review

did you verify this with a TEE ?

Its always a trade off, its tough as I am 33 and have measurements that are not there yet but being followed up , I know surgery is in my future. If your young its a very tough choice, but a tissue valve wont last 30 years if your looking to live that long. I know that endocarditis can happen...

if I may ask what changed from now to then ? Did you replace the meter, do you have a coagucheck now ? How do you calibrate the meter for reference

I def dont want them to control my life, I would like to be independent and take control. I will reach out to understand the techniques to be successful. My diet varies a lot for sure, Do you know members here who have bought warfarin in india ? I hear they sell acitrom in india but I want the...

I am a 33 year old monitoring a stenotic bicuspid valve which is close to needing surgery but not fully there yet. I wanted to make an informed decision with respect to anti coagulation management as a head start before getting the valve. I am an IT professional in the bay area originally from...