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Yes! I’ve read this and now being a little more informed I just saw this part. The target anticoagulation level for both prostheses was: for aortic position prostheses international normalized ratio (INR) between 2.2 and 2.8, That is nowhere near the 1.5 the nurse was saying. This is a great...

😆 that is a great way of saying it!!

My surgeon’s office called and they want me to treat it now. Before surgery.

Gosh, maybe I sounded like I was arguing with my surgeon but I’m not at all. He had suggested the st. Jude and I brought up the on-x bc my cardiologist mentioned it and I wanted his opinion. His main reason was the lower INR. And now that I’ve learned more about that, I don’t want that to be...

Yes, this is where I’m at regarding the INR. I have never even known what that means but now I’m understanding that a lot better and would not be at all comfortable with 1.5! Which is what the nurse said they recommend for on-x

Thanks for your response. Sometimes it’s hard to “read” tones in a post. I did read what you sent. Did I completely understand it? No I did not. Which is why I continue looking through the forum and trying to learn as much as I can. I’m assuming this is the place to post questions even if...

Hi all! I’m new and have asked a few questions. Here’s another one. (Surgery December 19). I was looking through old posts from like 2009! The on-x debate. Many on that thread said on-x and I’m wondering if people still feel the same over 19 years later?!? I am still waiting to discuss with...

I will give it a try. No one has notified me regarding the result so I’m assuming it’s nothing urgent but this sure couldn’t hurt! Thank you’

Thank you! I actually found someone who is going to lend me a lift chair which I think will be very helpful. I was wondering about a shower seat. Thanks for sharing!

I’m not even sure if I totally understand this but I had the nose swab done to check for MRSA. I apparently have staph that is asymptomatic (I guess 30 % people have this in their system with no infection) and I’m concerned how susceptible this makes me to staph infection after surgery. Has...

I know. This makes me uncomfortable so I’m going to talk to the surgeon about just doing the St. Jude so I don’t have to worry about debating anything.

After surgery, my ultimate goal is a 30 minute 5k. I was close at 33 minutes a couple of times. I actually think I’ve been having symptoms for awhile which is why running has been so hard for me. You did amazing!

Thank you for sharing! The more I think about it, the more I feel like I’m going to ask for that instead.

So I contacted my surgeon’s office and let them know my concerns. The surgeon is going to call me to discuss but the nurse did say they’d have me at a 1.5 INR on on-x. 😳 I think I’m going to with the St Jude as I don’t want to deal with thinking it could be lower at all and that ends up having...

Awesome! Thank you!

I apologize if this has been asked but I will look through the threads as well. I’m wondering where is the best place to purchase an at home monitoring machine? Is this some thing covered by insurance ? (USA). Thanks you!

Very helpful to have on hand! Thank you!

Wow! HM at even 1:37?!? That’s amazing!!! I could only dream!! 😂 yes it’s thinking about my daughter that affects me the most emotionally. I also homeschool and that just adds another layer. My biggest warning symptoms (although even the cardiologist didn’t realize it at the time) was every...

I spent a long time going through all of your posts last night . Incredibly helpful and encouraging. Thanks for sharing so much!

Thank you for sharing all of this! It definitely seems I will be making a change in valves. I do like the longer track record.