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Yes, Harriet. I also hope she is doing okay somehow but she had a lot to deal with. And to your original point, I thought elevated bleeding risk was one of those things.

Well crud. I sure hope you don't have to do this again. Will be thinking of you.

I remember we had somebody on the forum awhile back who was given 2 mechanical valves that she never should have had because she had some kind of bleeding disorder. In fact I think she maybe was looking at having to have them replaced with tissue. Her situation really was not good. : (

Thanks for putting this PAD on my radar!

I'm aware, as is my sister.

Truth. And 24/7 home care requires hiring 5 people. If you simply can’t get to the bathroom unassisted — 24/7 care. In-home care beyond a little homemaking is an extreme luxury item. Using family caregivers is rough too — both my FIL and BIL had heart attacks from trying to care for my MIL...

Just did some reading online about the doctor shortage in Ontario. That's terrible!! It sounds like even getting remote or virtual appointments is difficult.

It varies from state to state in the US, and I'm sure from country to country. In my state (Minnesota, US) spouses DO NOT automatically get health care power of attorney. In your case, even if you're in a state that theoretically grants automatic spousal POA for health care -- if there's ANY...

I was talking to my sister (a pediatrician, but still an MD right) about this because I have noticed a lot LESS bruising on Eliquis than when I was on 325 mg aspirin for the last 20 years. She said that the effects of anti-platelet medication (like aspirin) can be more noticeable to patients in...

You said you don't have a primary care physician -- can you prioritize getting one ASAP? If you have been deemed not in need of emergency care or hospitalization by the ER, and cardiology says your symptoms aren't heart-related, you need a general practitioner to drill down into this and help...

It's prudent to have a POA set up. I'm signing all that paperwork tomorrow actually as I have valve replacement on 10/16. We had an excellent experience with a geriatric care consultant with my FIL. She came to the hospital and was a tireless advocate for his wishes and care, also super...

Critter posted this guideline on the bicuspid / aortic aneurysm thread: Concomitant aortic valve surgery ≥4.5 cm That's where you are so I hope you can get both issues fixed now.

I would agree with others that 51 is pretty young to be considering a tissue valve. Technically the AHA guidelines (Section 11.1.2) say under 50 rec. mechanical, over 65 rec tissue, age 50-65 debatable. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000923 The guidelines say the...

Did you look at other apps and choose this one, if so, why? Anyone else use INR apps? Looks like a couple might even be designed to share info with the INR clinic.

Thanks for sharing! I will be checking this out. Since I will be new to warfarin (starting after MVR on 10/16), I can potentially put all my data in here from the start. Looks like it could a good interface.

Nope. I know you and many others have tried and it's an exercise in futility.

It’s not a deadly sin to want attention and these posts are fairly infrequent. I can only hope he has some periods of happiness or at least marginal contentment between visits. Because nothing anyone has said here has seemed to help.

Whew glad you’re done - wishing you a rapid recovery and a long extension of your life lease

Thank you for sharing your experience 3mm. I did start the process at the Mayo and had a 40 min consult wherein the PA did explain a lot. I’m impressed with their process. However it was looking like December for surgery at Mayo and I really don’t want to wait that long. My afib is getting more...

I have a second opinion / alternative surgeon process going with the Mayo (less than 2 hours away from my home) that I mostly started due to frustration with poor communication with the heart valve group I've been seeing fro 20 years, and that did my very successful repair in 2002. Of course...