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Wow! That was news to me. I wrote my cardiologist who said if there was a need since I have been on Coumadin for more than 20 years he would put me on Jantoven. Looks like it’s the generic to Coumadin for same company. Am I wrong? If I’ve been stable on Coumadin, I’d like to keep with it...so...

Yeah! I am going on 19 years! Hoping for a life long one too.

Just one more thing I learned the hard way. Even after you recover from the procedure. Get information on what exercises you cannot/should not do. One comes to mind, pull-ups on a bar. Lifting weights over head and certain other movements due to the wires. I am assuming your pacemaker has...

Pro time now what a weekend! So glad you have your pacemaker. Hope things go better and better now. You will have a great feeling of protection too. Best wishes. Sheena

I had the vision loss like a screen going to all black and then slowly rising so I could see. It was a long time ago. My cardiologist put me on baby aspirin. It didn’t happen again until I went off the aspirin for my heart surgery and then it appeared again. I was immediately put back on the...

Great on your 29 years on mechanical valve! I’m going on 19 years! Thankful and hoping it will last my lifetime.

Hi Tom, and thank you for your comments. My mechanical heart valve is mitral and I don’t have an aneurysm . It is done once a year as annual check up with my cardiologist. I postponed my echo to August . Dr Brix on tv said there was significant virus circulating in that area. It was a...

Hi everyone I’m due for my yearly echo in Chevy chase Md where my doctor’s office is. I live in Virginia. I postponed from April to June. He says they are ready to treat me safely but if I’m uncomfortable coming I could push it again to August. Chevy Chase is scheduled to re-open May 28. I...

Hello. Just wanted to tell you I have had a pacemaker since age 23. Many batterie changes . After my open heart pioneer surgery in 1957 for atrium septum defect , they severed my sinus node as a by product of surgery. I was 7 years old and at 23 received my first pacemaker. I felt very protected...

Oh my. I have had a pacemaker since age 23. I must say it protected me for so many years. It is a real safe feeling to have it. So don’t feel terrible if you need one. I had so many replacements over the years. I am pacemaker dependent so I have experienced a drop like that myself when the very...

Glad to hear you are well. Hoping all your results with the ablation are good and you won’t have to feel bad anymore. Best of everything.

I liked the video where you did your INR with the rubber band. I will try it next time.

Thank you for all this information. That new drug they mention on the video for mechanical heart valves was (Bigotram or Vigotran) dont know spelling. I would like to look it up. Do you know anything on that?

Good luck . I’ll keep reading your updates.

Thank you for all the comments. I will see what happens on Tuesday. My cardiologist seems very strict on this and now is not a good time to change doctors. I have been going to this practice since I was 19 years old. My first open heart was when I was seven years old and was pioneer surgery with...

I also tested yesterday and got 3.8. My range is 2.5-3.5. My doctor said emphatically "Do not test each week". Send me results next week. Also he has me on a dose of 6 on Mondays and Fridays and 4 the rest of the week. I test on Tuesday mornings. He has told me before he does not want me to test...

Dear Protimenow I know an ablation will fix the problem and you will be feeling much much better. The electrophysiologists are great at this. Best of luck.

I just started with Coaguchek/Roche myself. It took a long time to get approved because of the Coronavirus, Roche said they couldn’t send a nurse to train me. Finally they agreed to have a nurse at my cardiologist’s office do it. Hope you can also work it out with them. They tell me that after I...

Today was my day to test. I always wonder if I am doing it right. So I did it twice. 3.3 the first and 3.4 the second. Last time I was 3.1. So I took Tylenol this week for a bad back and also the days I felt terrible my diet changed. I had no wine with my dinner. So looks like I didn’t change...