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The platelet transfusion was during surgery. They used that and recycled cells. I don't know what it was for, it was just in the notes from surgery. His numbers STILL aren't up on MyChart. I am annoyed. It is two days since he got the test and no one called. GRRR...

They were worried it went up that quickly overnight I think... He got a St. Jude's.

That makes it look like 2.5-4 should be the range... Incidence is regarding bleeds? Or thrombosis?

He did have a platelet transfusion during surgery. I'm sure they got his blood test results by now from us going in this morning and that no call means we are holding steady or trending up for the anemia. I hope. LOL

Yeah, I can't really interpret them either, which is how I ended up in the rabbit hole reading studies specifically related to what having those numbers after valve replacement mean. LOL :P That's what I did with all his echo reports prior to surgery which is why I knew he was getting surgery...

That fear is valid, but in reality, the mortality rate for open-heart valve surgery is very low and being your age and healthy, well.... LOL The mortality rate includes ALL people who have the surgery. Many are VERY sick when they have it. As a healthy person your odds are much higher than...

Of course this is 100% your choice, but the why not is because most likely the planet will still be spinning in 10-15 years. A bioprosthetic CAN last 20 years, but that doesn't mean it will. I have read stories from people where they failed in three. You MAY, at your age, get 10 years. Let's...

We just ordered the Kardia Mobile device so he can do home ekgs. We ordered the 6 lead, so hopefully that helps to waylay his fears, plus we can send any info we get from it to his doctor. We also ordered the new Samsung Galaxy Ultra watch that monitors heartrate. I know, we went overboard. We...

LOL His inr went up to 2.9!! I was wondering when he got a nose bleed at Costco if maybe the number was too high. It was no big deal and stopped super quick. It seemed quicker than the nose bleeds I have seen him get in the past. So, they halved his dosage for tonight and have him set up for...

Yes, we are crossing our fingers that his hematocrit hasn't gone down on tomorrow's blood draw. ;)

Those numbers are quite severe, I am surprised you have no symptoms. Since bicuspid valve is a congenital condition I would think it is possible that certain things could change so slowly you don't notice, such as if you are breathing harder when exerting yourself, or getting fatigued quicker...

I wish I had this advice so much earlier, the writing down my questions. LOL Hubby is home and hopefully doesn't end up readmitted.

I almost think it was better before you could read all the labs and doctors notes almost immediately online. LOL In iCU the notes and labs showed up almost as soon as they got them, but once he moved to recovery they wouldn't release them until the next day.

When he gets in these moods it is impossible to talk sense with him. The doctor worked something out with him, and it was fine. Overnight his heparin wasn't being delivered properly due to where they placed the new IV line. It was right at the bend of the elbow and was occluded for most of the...

LOL We are FINALLY home! Hubby will probably post later, but it is so nice to have him back. So, his anemia was still worrying one of his surgeons, but the lead surgeon overrode her and said he could go home, she wanted to keep him. So he promised to come in on Monday for a CBC and his inr check...

It seems to have gotten a little bit better already. Right now he is in the middle of the angry stage of this whole ordeal. He hates being told what to do, and is having a very hard time with it.

That makes sense. Nowadays it sounds like they investigate murmurs more thoroughly than even back in the late 70s when my husband's parents were told don't worry, it's just an innocent murmur. I don't know that knowing about his bicuspid valve would have really changed anything though. It may...

His hemoglobin went down to 6.8, dangerously low, but they ordered another test and we are waiting on the results. If they come back slightly higher they will let him go home. He says he is leaving either way. I don't know if he actually will, but from what I read a risk of death becomes very...

You and I know this, but he can be stubborn. Anyway, his inr is 2.7 today! They just don't seem to be worried about any of these other things like the turbulent flow in is coronary artery. I want to ask, but damn, I can't be there 24/7 and completely ignore our child during this. :( They seem...

He was in a better mood yesterday after CardioVerion. He immediately looked better than he had before, his color improved so quickly. They gave Lasik and another drug I think. They don't seem to be worried about this and no one has mentioned it. They didn't see any problems in the TEE he had...