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If you have your own INR test meter, you can be flexible with what you eat (with a few to exercise caution over, such as grapefruit and...

shock announcement ... all of us on it have and have had little to no problem. Let me ask you: are you actually crazy about this issue...

Perhaps you could ask your doctors to put you on Warfarin for a month now to see if it has any adverse interactions with your other...

It is really comforting to hear of these long term successes of old mechanical valves. When I joined this Forum in 2007 (shortly after...

Another St. Jude’s valve to report: mine is 35 years old! Great to hear from others

Welcome! In a few months, it will be 43 years since my first mitral valve replacement. I was 2 years old. Had a re-replacement in '93...

Evgenii - if I recall you’re pretty young yeah? Are you on no medications at all right now? Warfarin does have more interactions to...

Please don't worry ... too much! If there is a change in my life such as pneumonia, antibiotics, etc., then I may test more frequently...

Wow! I too eat many of those foods regularly, and no particular effect on my INR. As others have said: get yourself a test meter that...

@Evgenii I'd take dicks advice here and use the following process form a question in your mind (foods and warfarin) work out how...

so, it also "may not be" ... thus I say "test and know thyself" its pretty f&cking simple really ... they say these thing because...

That is a long, complicated, scary memo! Please don't let it upset you, however. I think the memo exaggerates the issues. Note: I am...

I won't discuss the effects of warfarin on various Rx drugs or procedures as I trust my doctors to not prescribe meds or procedures...

Warfarin was first introduced in 1954. I started taking it in 1967.....and for 15-20 years after surgery there was little said about...

Do you have an Australian cardiologist now? If not, find one and talk with them. Meanwhile, Pellicle is a wonderful resource, and he...