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Hi Johnpb, I hear your fear. I was there too. But like tom in MO it was also a positive experience for me. My coronary arteries were clear and the cardiologist and staff in the cath lab were very skilled. My biggest hurdle was my mind. The thing that helped me prepare for the cardiac...

😁 One of the advantages of OHS.

I had my SAVR done almost 3 months ago. I was very fearful going in. The things that helped me the most with my fear were Bellaruth Naparstek’s guided meditations (especially the cardiac rehab, anxiety and panic, and relaxation meditations), walking in nature daily, and leaning on something...

Carolinemc my wife gives you two thumbs up 👍 👍

Too funny 😂

Hi carolinemc. I asked you a question about this but I made a typo and got the increase and decrease wrong in my previous post to you and thus edited my previous post. My correct question is: What exercise have you found that increases your INR? (My wife hopes it's ballroom dancing because...

Intense cardio (mountain hiking) 3 - 4 times per week decreases my INR. What activities have you found to increase your INR? and how often? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for all of you responses, they were helpful. I do see that increasing cardio decreases INR.

Obviously some people just don't have finely tuned taste buds that are necessary for this acquired delicacy. I'm referring to the Natto, not the 🐶💩. 😁

This is true. Thank you. I love this food but it does not love me, more accurately, doesn't love my INR/Warfarin. My wife is very glad that I have sworn off this food because she agrees with the stink and slime adjectives. My INR was stable while I was eating a salad daily, and lots of foods...

Thanks for all of your info Chuck. I'm finding the same thing with increasing my cardio exercise. How often were you testing when you went from 6.5 to 7.5 mg? How many times per week are you testing at your sweet spot? When you go out of range, how often do you test at that time? How are...

Thank you. I will reach out.

Has anyone found that increased exercise decreases their INR?

Please do share, Thanks!

I'll try that one out!

Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and I have so much to be thankful for. This picture is me 6 1/2 weeks post-op hiking a 700 feet elevation. Hopefully next spring I’ll be doing 4000 feet. I have so much to be thankful for regarding the advice that I have received from members on this site. For...

Do any of you, who do not have coronary artery disease, take only warfarin? Along with life long warfarin that is a given, my surgeon would like me to take life long ASA. (I haven't had my 3 month consult with my cardiologist yet, I'll also ask him his take on it)

Thanks for everyone's input, I learned a lot. I want to also thank Pellicle for his video showing how to use the Coaguchek machine, especially how to draw the blood using the lancet and elastic band tournique. The elastic band tournique made all the difference in not wasting strips. Roche...

Hi Timmay, I brought my CoagCheck with me to the Hospital. I found it very useful to take my readings at the same time of my daily INR blood draws. In almost all cases the readings correlated. I was very fortunate to have my wife's support during that time to help with the testing process. I...