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Yeah, it seems pretty ok most of the time but it, and the scars from where the tubes were itch a lot. Also it is uncomfortable sometimes when I straighten up after having been hunched over for a while. Guess all that stuff my mother said about posture wasn't just a load of nagging!

Hahaha! You guys are awesome! And if proof were needed of my LadyCroc-ness, it can be found in the photo thread! I should go to sleep now because it's 3 something in the morning but after I see the surgeon tomorrow I shall report back on what he says. Thanks again!

Hellooooooo lovely ladies and gentlemen!! I had mitral valve replacement surgery 8 weeks ago (man, it's hard to believe that it was only 8 weeks ago) and I am well and truly on the road back to being even better than my former self before all this drama. So, here is a picture of the top of my...

Aw, thanks for the reassurance! Maybe it is worth mentioning home testing to my surgeon tomorrow at my post op. I don't want to bother him with non-surgical issues but it seems like this would be a concern. Also, when I go back to work, it's going to be a real ballache for me to take time off...

Wow! Ok, this is really good information! But it's scary because that was all yesterday and I've not had any heparin shots. I have my post op tomorrow with my surgeon and I'm going to bring it up with him first thing because most of you seem to be saying that I should be getting shots and now...

Hi there! Newbie here. I had mitral valve replacement on 9th December and I have a mechanical valve which as we know, means I have to be on the warfarin. My ideal range is between 3 and 4 and since I've been home and getting my blood tested and all that, I've been somewhere between 2.8 and...