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Good news, congrats and best wishes for continued progress!

We had a great surprise today as it happened to be a day Scott was volunteering with the mended hearts program at CCF. He got in touch with me and met up with mom and I in the cafeteria after she was discharged from her catherization procedure and we talked for oh... probably an hour or so. It...

Well it was an interesting day. Just the catherization today. It went well and we're back in the hotel resting. She liked that they did an angio seal with the collagen plug because you only have to lay flat for 2 hours. Now what's interesting is that her echo at home in mid September got a PAP...

Well it was an interesting day. Just the catherization today. It went well and we're back in the hotel resting. She liked that they did an angio seal with the collagen plug because you only have to lay flat for 2 hours. Now what's interesting is that her echo at home in mid September got a PAP...

Best wishes. Sending good thoughts your way.

Thanks all! It wasn't too bad of a trip last nite. From about 40 miles before the PA/OH line to about 20 miles after the roads were a BIT testy but it was more the snow coming straight at you and the other cars on the road that you had to watch for but we made it in about 8 hours (with a dinner...

Leaving soon to head out to CCF for pre surgery testing and meetings with cardiologist, surgeon, etc. for mom. It'll be a full 3 days and we'll head back late on Friday after a meeting with the surgeon. Wish there wasn't all this snow out there that looks like it's moving our way but I'll be...

Glad to hear you're feeling better!

Congrats! I have some friends down in Port Charlotte.... tell them I said hi when you get there LOL! :-)

this is all good info to know, thanks all! i just wasn't sure if her "Steadiness" is a result of her and her system or something else that might go goofy in the long run. we understand that in the short term, things may be different but in the long run, she should be about as "Steady" as she is...

I think my mom is booking the Guest house at least for the trip next week. Still pending on where I'll be staying for the actual surgery trip since she'll be in the hospital. I don't expect to spend much time in the hotel while she's in the hospital just to sleep and clean up really.

Thanks for the info ****. I didn't know if it was more a person's body/life style that kept things constant or if other factors come into play. I know several folks who took many months to get situated into a proper dosing schedule for them. On another note, I've been looking at your picture of...

Hi all, My mom has been on coumadin for 27 years and in that time, has been generally very steady in her dosing (2.5mg / day). She gets tested 1x/month. I have a few questions about post surgery (I am making the assumption that she will have a mechanical valve and even if she had a tissue...

Good news, one less trip to Cleveland needed. Dr. Lytle is going to fit my mom in on the 17th of this month for a consult vs coming back on the 16th and going back on the 19th for an appointment with him so we'll just stay an extra nite but combine the two trips. Still a bit up in the air on if...

Best wishes being sent your way!

Norma - being just a daughter of a patient in waiting, I don't have much to say on the technical side but I wanted to wish you the best as you go through this and let you know I'm thinking of you.

thanks for the update Scott! It's so great that you go and visit with folks!

Good to know. Her PCP actually manages her dosing (I never quite understood that actually, but I know the cardio does get a copy - it's a small local hospital so often, she has a call to stay the same dosage the same day as the test). She's been at the same dosage for a LONG time (i.e. years)...

Carolyn - thanks for the heads up on that session, I will absolutely ask about it when I'm there and make sure I go.

Thanks for the link Al. Looks like one is right in the same complex my mom's cardiologist recently moved into. Further away from home so I might have to check them out and see if they do a finger prick or draw.