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Hello to all! I have been reading a lot of posts about aneurysms and the sizes that everyone (cardios and surgeons) say an operation is needed. My current situation leads me to my questions. I am setting up my fourth OHS (April 29th), mainly because of the size of the aortic aneurysm. With...

Hello to all! I have been reading a lot of posts about aneurysms and the sizes that everyone (cardios and surgeons) say an operation is needed. My current situation leads me to my questions. I am setting up my fourth OHS (April 29th), mainly because of the size of the aortic aneurysm. With...

Sorry for this post...found the forum for the home testing machines!

I am coming up on my surgery in April, and wanted to get the reviews from the users! I am hoping to get my home tester delivered by the time I get home, and all the research I could ever do will never add up to the reviews from the people actually using them. What home INR testers do y'all use...

JulienDu- All I meant about the medical professional comment was that they err on the side of caution. This is obviously to keep the patient in the safest scenarios and situations to avoid major trauma, but I want to know the limits of what is safe to do...not just the generic safe activities...

It has been good to hear from all of you! Hearing from my fellow rednecks always helps! I am feeling a whole lot better about my future Warafin therapy, especially after the articles that were linked. I am not a sedentary person, and the fear of losing my lifestyle made me a wreck. That fear...

Thank you for the response JulienDu! It does help when I hear people doing all the things I am worried about having to give up. I am in construction and don't want to give that up either!! Reasons for the valve changes- After the ROSS procedure, my body began to reject the homograft that was...

I am new to this forum and have been reading a lot of the posts from everyone. It has really helped to hear from so many people in similar situations. A little background on me---I am now 31 and I have had three surgeries so far...and I am currently setting up my forth at the Mayo Clinic in...