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Have they given you the devils contraption to breathe into?

I think we tend to mix issues up. Personality disorders are a major problem in and of itself. What does it have to do with Warfarin and INR stability. Wouldn't the same affect cancer treatment, diabetes...all chronic ailments? Wouldn't homelessness cause the same issues? If you can drink a...

I don't agree with your assumptions. 1. Jantoven IS Warfarin. Typical of generics, the active ingredients are the same the difference is in the inactive ingredients. Jantoven or Coumadin are brand names. The active medication is Warfarin. 2. If you have TIA on warfarin it means your...

What are you saying about McD? That special sauce on the burgers...genius. whatever part of the chicken those nuggets come from...they should have patented that. Then we get to their masterpiece...fries. Once you taste McD fries you have a benchmark for all fries in your life...you...

I love my Metoprolol. Let's see I take Fish Oils, Niacin, Red Yeast Rice, L-Citrulline, Warfarin, K2, Vitamin D, Coq 10, Statins.... I usually have a handful of pills to swallow so I have morning and evening mouthfuls. BP 107/75 Total Cholesterol 110 (65 HDL) Heartbeat under 60 (I have seen 38...

Structural dysfunction, endocarditis, pannus are not restricted to mechanical valves. They are related to all valve surgery. Mechanical valves have no wear and tear that requires replacement. The point is bioprosthetics wear out and calcify over time and these other valve risks are in addition...

Mechanical IS forever. Whatever re-op you will need are NOT because of the valve but surgery related. If someone says the valve could be defective... Warfarin...well here is a stat to chew on. How many tissue valvers end up on warfarin anyway? Whatever anyone says, if you are under 60, there...

Scarring, pannus has nothing to do with the valve type but your body reaction. The sewing rings, the cutting...

How did you get this...possible another surgery at 78-88? What would be the cause for that? If it is mechanical valve related, explain. if it other than mechanical valve, then it should not be a factor.

The article is written by an Ob/Gyn? Does she have different professional interests?

This is interesting. My doc thinks my last echo showed a mild apical systolic cavity obliteration and was curious if I have had family members drop dead. He also thinks I have a genetic bicuspid valve but I think it is more cusp fusion from RHD. Maybe one day we will take dates for genetic...

No. I do not test weekly. No. I do not maintain a spreadsheet of my results. I remember my last result and what my new result is. Am I going up or down, what was my plan from my last test? If I am trending in the right direction, I keep doing what I was doing. I am very comfortable with...

If you test weekly, same finger,same spot if you are that accurate. That's 52 lancings. 520 lancings in 10 years. It is more painful to lance the same area before it heals but calluses will not be the issue. I practice guitar, hours a day, every day and I have calluses on one hand and I use...

In the long run we are all dead. US is very good at hiding health costs. You pay $45-$70 per paycheck for your company insurance. So these folks send your a meter and strips and your deductible and sat its $100 for the year. Your doctor sends you a bill for your insurance deductible and it's...

It does not matter where you have your surgery. Most doctors are competent enough if they work for a good hospital. You need a good cardiologist. That's your point person who should know your history, recommend a surgeon, hospital and will do follow up care. Your Primary Care doctor and your...

Let me add even testing strips cannot be picked up at your neighborhood pharmacy.

That's correct. US insurers want to steer you into a monitoring program if they are to cover self testing. The monitoring group will provide a meter on rent and supplies as you need. They don't manage your testing but you will not call the doctor with your results. The other choice is to pay...

US is different. The doctor signs you up to a monitoring group that you call your results into and they tell you "you are in range" (for a fee and supplies)and they send results to your doc who then reviews and charges a fee and the doc calls you to say stay the same. Then the monitoring group...

I keep asking myself is an over $200k surgery NOT once but twice worth not taking almost free rat poison that costs a few hundred dollars a month in monitoring? These choices drive up costs and keep other patients outside healthcare and are the reason we spend so much money but have poorer...

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