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avocados, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and cabbage are not significant sources of vitamin K Avacados: 6mcg/cup (essentially zero) Broccoli: between 90 and 200mcg/cup (getting there but not very high) Cauliflower: 15-20mcg/cup (essentially zero again) Cabbage: 30 to 160mcg/cup Lettuce -...

I started out stabilized on 12mg of warfarin --- per week. Yep, 1.5mg/day except 3 mg one day per week. INR between 2 and 3. Over the 3 years I've been on warfarin, I've had a couple of small upward adjustments to keep my INR between 2 and 3, and until recently I was on 15mg per week (1.5mg...

Certainly, things could change rapidly. Whether someone else has had a catastrophic failure like you are fearing or not isn't really germaine. I'd at least call your local cardiologist and let him/her know exactly what is happening. I hope things settle down and your CCF visit goes well.

Larry: You're about on par with me. I had fever, moderate renal shutdown, severe anemia (requiring transfusion), total insomnia but NO pain during my 7 days inpatient. But after that things were essentially clear sailing. I was weak as can be for a month or so, but then relatively quickly...

It took me many weeks before I had most of my strength back. Sounds like your dad is doing well.

OK, if he wants minimally invasive surgery, which I concluded could be a problem for me, then he does need to go to a center, like the Cleveland Clinic, which does a LOT of this. I'm not sold on minimally invasive. Yes, there is faster healing and shorter hospitalization - big pluses if...

Yeah, it can happen, but it might go either direction. I just think people should not confuse "metabolic rate" from exercise (burning calories in muscle) with the liver metabolism of warfarin (by cytochrome P-450), something I've seen a lot of here.

As I've mentioned to Vadim, there's no real basis for exercise to affect warfarin or INR, and studies have not shown any effect. BUT, that doesn't mean it can't happen in some individuals, and it might go either direction. In my case, when I've gone on and off exercise programs, nothing...

See what your surgeon says. Nearly all will let you choose just about any valve you want, but they usually have a recommendation, occasionally a very strong one, once they understand your medical situation. Mine did. I worked over this issue for months before I decided he was right all along...

OK, so your relative is in Ohio and Kaiser there has a relationship with the Cleveland Clinic. That's great. I'm surprised the Kaiser cardiac surgeon does not offer valve repair if indicated, so you seem to think referal to the Clevelansd Clinic is the answer. Something doesn't add up here...

Super duper!

Just knowing you are in the New York area and your cardiologist is a very sharp guy, he's probably under as much stress as you are. You admit you did not do an echo earlier and that in years past you did not always do proper follow-up. Doctors hate that, rightfully so. He called after your...

WOW! That's super.

Oh, did I fuss over this...months and months of study...read every valve study on this issue I could find. Made charts of all the valve choices, trying to find something that would tip the scales one way or the other. At the start of this exploration, my surgeon made a very specific and strong...

I don't understand the issue you are having. The surgeons say he MAY qualify for repair (as opposed to replacement). I emphasized the word MAY. That means they aren't sure. Some mild valve problems can be repaired. Some can't. Also, the repair is often just a stop-gap measure for BAV which...

Yeah, the Bentall is the whole thing - root, valve, ascending aorta. Even if your aneurysm is "borderline", it sounds like your valve probably needs replacing (based on enlarged LV probably indicating the BAV is stenotic and/or regurgitating), so it's a "while you are in there" type of...

Yes, I had one small spot where the scar opened up and some blood came out. I called my office and they said it happens and were not concerned. It started to heal a few days later and never became a problem. Call the office and let them know, although I see it's 3 days later now - how's it doing?

RIGHT! Without the surgery it's only a matter of time before your condition will do you in. With the surgery, you get an essentially normal life. Whether you experience a dramatic increasse in stamina depends of lots of things. I was not significantly impaired by my outrageously bad valve...

The problem is what you face is unknown to you. It's hard to just accept that this surgery is overwhelmingly safe and successful. After studying this, that's what I focused on. I expected to do well and spent little time thinking about the very unlikely bad result. I had the arch done, etc...

I think I've seen enough.