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Thanks for being a part of us Theresa. You left us better than you found us.. Be Well.

Any feeling of diziness at 3.9 is 100% NOT related to your INR. My opinion - 3.9 is a good spot to be in. If you want to contact me via PM - I'd be happy to tell you my theories on it :)

Alex, B-Ball is absolutely no problem whatsoever. I am 10 years post-op (aortic mechanical valve - 7.5mg coumadin daily). I didn't really play post-op until I was completely pain free (4-5 months). But since then - have played some pretty crazy rough basketball. The risks are not any greater...

Yes - Happy 4th to y'all. I will be enjoying a nice 101 degree summer day in AZ :cool:

New Orleans Details Coming New Orleans Details Coming We are working some final details for the New Orleans Reunion. The most important information right now is that we will be staying at the: Drury Inn & Suites https://wwws.druryhotels.com/PropertyOverview.aspx?Property=0004 And that the...

Maybe you could talk to my wife about the "with my blessing" part!

That is absolutely awesome! You both haven't changed a bit? Where is that sweet car 53 years later?

All, I am toying with the idea of taking ValveReplacement.com to the next level by creating a weekly video update. The main content of this video would be current updates in any field related to heart valve surgery, anticoagulation therapy, etc. etc.... Please vote in the poll as to your...

I was lucky enough to get bacterial endocarditis from a wisdom tooth that I broke while eating pumpkin seeds. I guess I should be glad though - without those seeds, I would have never met you fine people!

Oh Boy - ValveReplacement.com's Official Stance on "Prayer Posts" Oh Boy - ValveReplacement.com's Official Stance on "Prayer Posts" Ok friends - It appears that I need to make clear the official stance of ValveReplacement.com regarding Prayer Posts and generally the discussion of religion on...

Only the chosen few get the honor of popping and clicking. I am 10 years out from my surgery, and while I don't actually pop and click anymore, it still feels different when I sneeze. Not painful in any way, but I can still tell it feels strange compared to my memories of sneezing before...

Twitter Twitter Mary, Unknown for right now.. I hope to be able to find out the reason also sometime this week. I too am seeing wierdness.. Hank

Thats OK Ross - I understand... I have just been amazed at the fast adoption of Twitter by every news agency, school, business and just about everything else. Our local Police Department even uses Twitter to keep the public updated on what is going on around the city. I think Twitter (or some...

OK - The deal with Twitter is really this. The whole freakin world is using it - And I wanted to be sure and get the name "HeartValve" before it was gone. I don't really know what I am doing with Twitter either, but if it continues to grow like it is - then we will all know more about it soon...

FYI, Thank you everyone for your input.. In the interest of keeping the decision making process under six months :), I have decided that I would just make the decision and take the credit and/or flack for it in October. I have just booked a room at the Drury.. I looked at all of the...

October 7th - 11th October 7th - 11th The reunion dates are officially October 8th - 10th but we would like to set up October 7th - 11th.

Sanity Check Sanity Check All, Let us all please keep a couple of points in mind... 1st - Not having your INR tested when ingesting what is essentially a proven safe form of rat poison is plain and simple insanity. 2nd - I worked in a county hospital for 10 years where many tens of...

Hello all, Please send me your votes for hotels in New Orleans this October.. I don't know much about New Orleans, but I would imagine that the French Quarter area is where we want to be. Let me know in this thread, or by sending me a PM or Email. Thanks,

That's awesome!! Here is another cool one for you Ross... http://www.deepflight.com/

That's awesome Tom! Good job on the report - and most of all - good job being an inspiration to all of us..