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Ross, Thanks for posting your INR results When released from hospital, was told that my INR range should be 2.5 to 3.0 and was set with a Coumadin 5 MG daily dose (35MG weekly), about 2 days post surgery. My initial INR reading (pre meds) was at 1.1 and within a week hit 2.5 and has in...

Good information, thanks SuperBob stay cool everyone

Enjoy your birthday Mike

Michael, I may not be typical as regards to the sternum closure. I am not sure if i also have sternum wire closure (probably do), but I do know that i have bone cement/Kryptonite glue and to my knowledge i may be the only member on VR.org with this feature for sternum closure. From what i can...

Defintely worth a pause and a good wish, all the best for Andrew

Lyn, you are absolutely right on the above, I misread the positioning of "unlikely" and therefore misquoted **** on what he wrote.. My point though: if the patient is less than let's say 50, would mechanical not be the better option in most cases, for the possibility/probability of a single...

****, if I am reading your case appropriately, you have had 43 years on your mechanical valve + as a further consideration, when your surgery was done in 1967, you would have been an early adopter, at the ripe old age of 31 in 1967. For the young age newbies, your case study kind of says it all...

Lyn, +60 years for biological is the rule of thumb in our region for consideration of biological as recommended by cardiologist and surgeon. My concern is that there aer folks on the forum in the 20-40 age group considering biological vs. mechanical, because of concern with coumadin and i...

Mark, on the light side, i like the knife fight reference:thumbup:, would have served me well growing up in a mining town with a lot of tough guys in my youth.:angel: For sun, very intense this time of year in our region, but like all things in life, moderation is the key. My interpretation...

This debate of biological vs. mechanical will go on till the end of time. In simple terms my view is AGE of a patient figures strongly in a decision/recommendation for a mechanical valve in a young fully grown adult....(20-55 years of age would be my reading as little requirement for debate)...

Yep, and thanks as well to the little piggy that contributed to mine as well. Am looking forward to asking the surgeon why my preference for C-E bovine, was overriden at surgery (a mystery)? but am thankful that my St-Jude Epic jhas been working faultlessly Avoid infection i have been told...

Robb, Your having surgery as well this week, it is a busy week and good for you as you will have a good group of VR recovery buddies in with you during the recovery. Sounds like you are more than ready and willing to git it done and becoming in focus, it is ok to be selfish for the next little...

Welcome Megan, Good on you for getting informed ahead of time as this forum is a very informative source of experienced members and has been great value for me. Megan, hopefully for you and with some luck the July 20th tests, will confirm that any need surgery can be remitted to the future and...

John, Sun should be in moderation, (1 hour or less daily for a few days a week has been my practice) and my scar 7 weeks post op is blending in fine with the moderate sun exposure and no sunblock. Of my 4 drain holes, 2 have blended in, 1 slightly darker and one slighly lighter, but all fading...

Hi RobbieW, Welcome to the VR forum and congratulations on 23 year dual valve replacement. Am I correct in assuming mechanical valves were inserted or are you coming up on some 2nd surgery? Gil

Liz, Thiniking of you, have a smooth and speedy recovery Gil

Well Kathi, Vacation is over and good luck in getting back to the grind. Funny that the commute figures in as a big part of the grind yuk and I can relate as mine is a 1.5 hour each way, high stress drive which i also am not looking forward to. Good for you for doing a 3 day week...

Penny, All the best for today and tomorrow, wishing you as smooth a process as i have had in recovery. Gil

Heh guys, Thank you all, was having so much fun for my 57th, that have had no time to check email and look at what i nearly missed. Now at turning 57, i still wonder what i'll be when i grow up :angel: ..nice part is no more whooshing in my chest "get a little valve, live a little longer"...

Looking Really good Andy, looks like your top bump is pretty much gone and pretty good line up on 2nd belly button (smile). not too scary for the younguns any longer. Not sure about the requirement for all this high tech, sunscreen, sunblock products, I've been taking some sun straight up in...