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We're there!! We're there!! If I'm told I'm looking at something else, I may need to take you up on your offer!! I'm looking at a surgery free 2008 and beyond. It's good to know I have options though. :D

I'm with you! I'm with you! Things were at their worst around Thanksgiving. I really wasn't sure what the problem was with me at that point. My plate of food was actually smaller then my two boy's. Couldn't even eat a piece of pumpkin pie. I would be happy if I could just eat some cookies...

Just got return call from Heart Nurse Just got return call from Heart Nurse Hey Mary, Thanks for the heads up on the diuretics. I actually just got a call back from my heart nurse. She told me to go back on my Torsemide and my Potassium. She said I shouldn't have to be on it for me then...

Just a quick note to let everybody know that my Gall Bladder removal was successful. Very quick, very efficient. I got to Saint Thomas at 10:30AM on Thursday. They took me back to the staging room where they took some blood, had me get back into the goon gown. Then I basically just laid...

Pre-Op Done Pre-Op Done Just got back from the hospital. So it looks like I am ready to get this bad boy taken out of me. The one good thing about having this surgery so close to my repair, is that I didn't have to get a chest x-ray or an EKG. Had plenty of those on file over at Vandy...

Hey everyone. Hope everybody is having a wonderful holiday season. Just thought I would pass the word on to everybody here that I will be going under the knife again this Thursday at 12:30PM. I think I've mentioned in some of my posts, that about 4 weeks post my mitral valve repair (Mid Nov)...

Not sure about Memphis, Nashville is another story!! Not sure about Memphis, Nashville is another story!! Harry, Not sure about Memphis. But if you want to come over to Nashville, then I can hook you up with a great cardiologist. Got some great valve surgeons over here too. I go see my...

I was concerned too I was concerned too Jared, I was so concerned about the effects of pump head, that I had a long discussion with my surgeon a few days before my surgery. He seemed to lean in the direction that pump head is not as big of an issue that "some tests" have made it out to be...

Fair Enough! Fair Enough! :p I actually thought I was spelling it wrong. However, I was so ticked off about the information I was being fed about going off my "warfarin", I never took the time to go and look at my medication. I'm usually good about spell checking my posts. I shall go back...

Ran into same problem Ran into same problem I had ran into the same problem back when I started taking anti-coagulation medication. Not sure exactly what happened. Maybe something with my diet. But my INR went down to 1.4. (It should be between 2.5 and 3.5). They ended up putting my on...

--- :D Thanks everybody for your recommendations and ideas on what to do when my INR went though the roof. I didn't take my dosage last night. Decided to go in today for an extra visit and check to see just what my level was again. Just got the call back from the Cardiac floor. It's 4.6...

I think your correct. I think your correct. Thanks for the info Ross. They have me starting back on Sunday with 2.5mg which is 3 full days without anything. I've thought about just holding tonights and starting back on the 2.5 on Saturday night instead of Sunday night. Hope to get back in...

Note to self Note to self Thanks Ross. OK, note to self. Do not shave this morning. Hold off until tomorrow morning. No sense killing myself if I cut myself shaving this morning. :D Hope to get some more info this morning about why this specific descision was made about my...

What can a high INR cause? What can a high INR cause? Just curious about this. I know that they tend to be concerned about a low INR after a surgery, because that can cause a blood clot. What exactly can happen if your INR gets too high? Secondly, what kind of INR result would be considered...

No Change No Change Negative on a change from warfarin to coumadin. Been on warfarin since I had my surgery a month ago. I do plan on calling them back tomorrow. I have no problem holding my warfarin for tonight. However, I want to know their reasons for taking it completely out of my...

That's is interesting about you mentioning dehydration. I have been dealing with either a bug, or some mild form of an ulcer. I did 3 rounds of indocine to deal with the inflammation around my heart. I was told that the anti-inflam medicine is the 2nd worst medicine to take as far as it...

Question... Question... If you don't mind me asking, what are they putting me at risk of? They reason I posted initially was because I remembered individuals here talking about going off their warfarin for a day or two, and people saying that it wasn't a good idea to do that. I had been at...

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I just got a call from one of the nurses over at Vandy. She told me that my INR was 7.3. It had been 4.3, and I had been on a few days of 7.5mg solid. When they saw it went up to 4.3, they bumped my amount down from all 7.5mg to 5.0mg, 7.5mg, and...

Hate that for you Kman Hate that for you Kman Sorry to hear about you having to go back into the hospital Kman. My heart more or less did the same thing last week. Started having heart rates in the 130's and 140's. Felt like things were all over the place. I went into the hospital and the...

Awesome!!! Awesome!!! Great work Mike!!! Keep it up!!