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The above statement is the reason I post my anniversary dates. Many, if not most, new valve patients feel their life will be cut short...

Don’t think of it so much as being proud of time passing. Think of it as proud of what you’ve been able to do with the time, which...

I've never noticed that any food affects my INR much and I eat lots of vegetables of all kinds. I don't eat kale because I think it...

Hi and welcome excellent I find the best way to "get used to it" is to engage with it and understand the basics of how it works. Its...

Welcome to the Forum. You will never find a "forever dose". Eat your salads and adjust your Warfarin to stay inside.....or close to...

Yesterday was 33 years for me. I almost forgot about it. I probably did almost the same thing as Dick did -- stayed alive long enough...

Correct, it doesn't It's helpful to put year of birth there, nobody really cares about the month or date Best wishes

Congratulations on the 20 year milestone. If the truth be known, I imagine most of us would have had the question "How long will I make...

I would consider getting a new cardio.......at least for another opinion.

You are correct about living a "normal" life. I was in my early thirties after OHS and "I didn't know what I didn't know" and lived...

Thanks for your post. With 35 years "under your belt" and a lot of years ahead of you I am sure you will beat my record and I hope you...

HI all, Aug 12th was my 20 year anniversary of my mitral valve repair. Honestly I wasn’t sure I’d make it this far. For those about to...

No Lexus so I'll just keep driving my Volvo The valve is the Starr-Edwards "ball-in-cage" valve model 1020 that started open heart...

This AM 57 years ago I was being surgically prepped for a mechanical valve implanto_O. I still have that original mechanical valve:)...

Hi there. I'm an 83 year old facing my first adventure with heart disease. Aortic Valve replacement at Stanford happening soon. Post...