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In general there is not a magic pill, exercise plan, diet etc. to make tissue valves last a long time and the subject has had a lot of research over the years. You are very lucky to have gotten 20 years.

It depends upon your condition. If you are stable all you really need is your warfarin and a way to test your INR. Yearly checkups may be prudent but are probably not critical.

I use the gel. I use it in the morning. This makes your T levels be higher in the morning and lower at night which is what your body normally does. With a topical delivery method, the blood levels swing but not that much. With injections the cycle lasts longer and the swings in T...

That's a question for your cardiologist. My cardio wants me to tell them any time I take a new drug. His nurse gets back within a day to tell me. I also always ask the doctor when they prescribe something new if it will interact with my warfarin.

I have been on testosterone since I got my aortic mechanical valve. It does not effect your INR. Per my cardiologist there are no ill effects. Per my urologist you need blood work for a variety T related compounds every 6 or 12 months. You need a PSA test every 6 or 12 months and a DRE...

I don't like mechanical clocks in a bedroom either. However, I got a mechanical valve and it didn't keep me awake. The ticking went away over time and I pretty much don't hear it unless I concentrate and the room is quiet. Not sure if its due to hearing loss due to old age though.

Congratulations, glad everything went well. With time my valve sound pretty much disappeared. I stayed awake for 24 hours after surgery. Usually I sleep good after surgery, but with OHS it was not the case. Good sleep came back in a couple of days.

I walked into the ATT store and asked for a cheap plan. My plan is pay in advance and more than enough data for me (2 or 4G I can't remember), I can't be an internet node for a laptop and unused data rolls over.

Many people don't have symptoms before surgery. For me I got my first symptom after I was told to schedule surgery based upon only my echo results. My cardio said to get it done soon so I don't "suffer the symptom known as sudden death." My surgeon said it was good I hadn't waited since the...

I use AT&T on a one person plan and pay $32 a month.

Congratulations! Only 2 weeks away.

Since you've been waiting since December and they are just now scheduling surgeries from September. That gives you two months before you will get a date. Not being Canadian, I don't know what mechanisms are available to speed up the process. Are there lawyers who specialize in this type of thing?

Congratulations. Looking exactly the same as at surgery means you've had no visible degradation in performance...WhoooHooo!

Those documents state the requirement for a prescription comes from the manufacturer, not the FDA (see Section H of K110960). That's why you can buy strips from places that don't require a prescription and you can buy used meters. If FDA required a prescription those activities would be...

You are blessed!

A few years ago I contacted the FDA about prescriptions and INR testers and supplies. I was told by an FDA representative that a prescription is not required by the FDA. It is usually required by your insurance provider.

You say you don't have any symptoms, but you also say "I feel ok apart from getting tired easily." I believe that is a symptom. My cardiologist and surgeon both told me that a lack of symptoms is not unusual. As the disease progresses over time, there is a slow change in functionality but at...

In the US, I was diagnosed in December and operated on in late-February. I wasn't waitlisted and my surgical date never changed. I could of had it done earlier, but I wanted it after my daughter's birthday, just in case it didn't go well. You've been waiting 4 months and they still haven't...

It's hard to research surgeons to any great extent. I chose the hospital, one of two in town. My cardio contacted the hospital and I was given the first surgeon in the queue. I didn't have any complications, so I didn't need special skills beyond basic AVR. I looked into my surgeon's...

That could be it, your native valve when replaced would not be stenotic. I don't weight lift, but after having my aortic valve replaced due to it being bicuspid and stenotic, I was told in cardiac rehab there were no restrictions due to the mechanical valve. There were restrictions until the...