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Could be the doctor or could be the echo tech and/or equipment. The newer equipment takes a much clearer echo. The skill of the tech is also extremely important.

This is a weird problem that usually happens in winter. My BP will be normal for several days and then suddenly spike to 220/130. By the next morning it is back to normal and then repeats the spike in the evening. They have tried many different meds and none of them reduce the spike, but the...

That was my story except I felt so good the first few days, I overdid it and caused the wound in groin to leak. That set me back a couple of weeks, but I was driving after 6 days. The doctor even released me from the hospital after 1 full day and OK'd it even though I told him I would be at home...

I got 3. Part of that was I wanted to be in the TAVR trial, but the 2nd cardiologist over-reacted after my cardiac cath and I quickly changed to a different cardiologist. I had complete faith in the 3rd cardiologist when I met him. All in all, from the 1st time my echo indicated a valve...

I think Tylenol (acetaminophen) is usually recommended.

Superbob - A problem with hurricanes this year is Covid-19. Many of the volunteers (Red Cross, religious orgs, etc) are senior citizens who may be reluctant to risk getting Covid. There's also the problem of community shelters housing hundreds of people in close quarters.

About 3 weeks after my OP, my stomach problem went away along with the incessant hunger. I was able to get back on the diet I was following last year with no problem - no cravings, no hunger. The problem started right after I had TAVR and lasted for 9 months. It was very noticeable when the...

I have been having extremely painful arthritis in my hips and knees for the last year or so. My chiropractor said it was from taking Crestor, but I was taking such a low dose (5 mg every other day) I thought it was from something else. Recently my prescription got messed up, so I took Crestor...

Using total cholesterol to HDL ratio 240/75 = 3.2 (total cholesterol divided by HDL) 3.2 is considered very good. Determining non HDL cholesterol (idea is HDL good, non HDL bad) Non HDL cholesterol = Total cholesterol - HDL - 240-75 = 165 Less than 130 is optimal, so 165 is high. Either LDL...

Niacin, I use Endur-acin. Instead of taking a full dose of a statin, look into a low dose of Crestor. I only take 5 mg every other day. It reduces inflammation and lowers LDL. Inflammation is usually the cause of heart attacks, and low dose Crestor has been proven to reduce inflammation. For...

I am just as active now as before valve replacement, so it's not activity. And the arthritis started within a few weeks of TAVR. Antibiotics was one idea, but with TAVR a catheter is inserted into femoral artery. Maybe that has something to do with it. Or maybe the Plavix and aspirin caused a...

I had TAVR, so the antibiotics I was given are probably different than those given to surgical patients, but I'm thinking there is likely a similarity of results. Has anyone gained significant weight after valve replacement? About 2 weeks after my valve replacement, I suddenly became hungry all...

Covid-19 cases seem to be on the increase in states that started opening up a month ago, so keep doing the right things - social distancing and wearing a mask. Some of the increase is more testing, but hospitalizations are also going up. For example, S Carolina. I had my HR rate jump up...

Let me share a couple of things I experienced. I need a lower dose of vitamin d(3) in summer as being in the sun will raise vitamin d level. I have to take 15,000 IUs in winter, but if I continue to take that amount in summer, my d goes over 100, so I drop to 10,000 IU. Testing is...

I don't know if they have established you can get sick from the virus that easily. I think most people will be able to fight off a small dose of the virus unless they have an impaired immune system. With the millions of people who have gone grocery shopping - with and without wearing a mask -...

I think I might have overestimated my ability to get things done!

This was in France. It appears their 1st case was a month earlier than they originally thought, occuring in mid-December. https://abcnews.go.com/International/man-france-countrys-earliest-covid-19-case/story?id=70536861

Getting ready to "paint my house". First I have to do a little brick repair. I started trimming back all the shrubs around the house, Trying to cut them back at least a foot from the house so I can get in to paint. I have to remove shutters, awnings, and everything else attached to house, then...

I started cutting my own hair when I was in college. 50 years later, I still cut my own hair. I went to a barber once during that time (girlfriend talked me into it), but I liked the way I cut my hair better, so never went again..

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