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Ah yes 2 weeks after,I can still remember the pain???Two months is much better.Keep us informed.

scar pic scar pic Here is a picture 2 weeks after surgery.

You say you are due back Feb 7 which is more than three weeks away.You will be suprised how much better you will feel in 3 weeks.Then you get modified duties for 2 more weeks.You may do just fine.I was a basket case at 5 weeks and feel pretty darn good at 8 weeks.I could go back to work at 8...

Good luck John79t.I just finished with pneumonia of the left lung in the 5th week of pre op.Was on antibiotics (levaquin) for 10 days and through my INR levels out.Jumped from 2.5 to 3.9 and then back to 3.0 when I cut my dose down for a few days.The coughing is a killer on the ribs and sternum.

Bdryer I told you what you need to do.Call the local news station and tell them to meet you at the entrance to the hospital.When they arrive fall to the ground clutching your heart.Getting all this on film may move you to the head of the line.

Why is it that women seem to recover faster and smoother then men? Is it because they get nicer pillows? Mine was abour 8 inches square and 2 inches thick,more like a posatge stamp.

I also have a St Judes Mechanical valve and I am quite happy to have it.I am 210 pounds and I could hear it when it was first new.When we got home it was hard to tell if I was hearing my valve or my wife walking across the hardwood floors.I am 8 weeks post op and do not hear it.

Bdryer I feel for you.I was diagnosed on Oct 18 in Ontario and had my surgery Nov 22.Maybe you have to lie and go into emergency with chest pain?May get you a bed and then they will relook at your stats?Good luck.My son lives in Edmonton.

Way to go Wryan---the grass is greener on this side and gets greener the further down the mountain you go.Good luck.

I plan on getting tested again on wednesday 19th and will tell her.I am sure if the results are what i expect them to be she will be ok with it.

Good for Tracey

I just went through the same thing(being on antibiotics) and my INR went from 2.6 to 3.0 then 3.9. My doc wanted me to miss a dose at 6mg then take 5mg a day.I did not miss a dose.Instead I took 5mg for 2days,down from 6mg,then got retested and dropped from 3.9 down to 2.8.The doc wants me to...

Sllep tight Mentu.

Good always comes from giving.

ALLISONONOZ what a terrible thing this is.Happened to my wife not log ago.My wife gave a stranger (woman) a ride because it was miserable weather and she felt sorry for the woman.When the woman got out of the car she distracted my wife and swiped her purse .My wife never knew until she got home...

Hello Rib 305---I am 8 weeks post op and and I had the night sweats several times in the first month.They have cleared up since then.I also had no temperature with them.Sleeping was very bad for me also,just couldn't get comfortable.I can see where with the lack of sleep and finally falling into...

HELLO ALL Got tested again yesterday and results today are 2.8 INR and doc wants me to continue at 5mg.What do you think?I was taking 6mg a day and went to 3.9 because of antibiotics.Was lowered to 5mg for 2 days and tested 2.8.If i stay at 5mg like she wants wont I go down toward 2.0 and...

Great news and hope you have a pain free recovery.This side of the mountain is getting pretty full these days.

My choice was mechanical for an aortic valve replacement.The reason I took mechanical was because I only wanted to do this once.Taking coumadin for me is a small price to pay to be alive and also not to have to undergo another major surgery.

Thanks for all the replies .We will see what new INR is on Friday---I test on Thursday and get results friday.Since december 17 I have taken 6mg of coumadin and the doc has changed this to 5mg for 2 days then back to 6mg depending what the readings were.26 days have passed and i was on 5mg for...