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I will be traveling next month to Europe which is 5 hours ahead. I currently take my warfarin at 6:30 PM. What do you all do when you travel to a different time zone? I will ask my cardiologist at my appointment this week but wanted to ask here as well. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum. As I was looking at my second OHS last year, I was hoping for a TAVR. One because I was afraid of warfarin and two because it would be less invasive. When I met my surgeon he explained that a mechanical valve was the best choice at my age and would be most likely the last...

I was a 2.1 on the day I was discharged but dropped quickly upon returning home and eating what was normal for me.

Thank you for your reply. Back in December when I was worried about my technique, I compared my at home with the lab, having the lab draw within an hour and not eating anything in between. There was a .2 difference with the lab being higher. I didn't think that was too bad. I checked again in...

I did read the manual when I got the .5 discrepancy which is why I questioned the company about the control strips. I did find this on their website : Controls are run on every meter prior to the shipment from the factory. Controls are a regulatory requirement for professional offices (not...

That is good information for me to have. I have to have a blood draw next week before my appointment with my cardiologist so I will have them do INR while I am there and will test at home same day. The cardiologist talked to the company when I had the .5 discrepancy and they said in order to...

I did ask someone at the company that provided me with the machine and he said this calibration was done before I got the machine in November. I am going to start recording the PT in my book along with the INR and see what it looks like.

Previously I shared that my at home CoagSense showed an INR of 2.0 and at the lab my INR was a 2.5. I'm not concerned because the lab number is higher and both numbers are in range. Today when testing at home my INR was 1.8. It was lower than I expected but what caught my eye was that the PT in...

Welcome djman and Rich.

Welcome to the forum. You will get support and a lot of useful information here. I am just one year post surgery. I also had my INR drop from 2.1 at discharge to a 1.4 four days later. I continued to drop for the first month post op (going as low as 1.1) even though the cardiologist was...

One year ago today (3/5/2021) I had OHS to repair an aortic aneurysm, repair my innominate artery and replace my aortic valve with a mechanical valve. This year has had it's ups and downs but I am feeling great. I am glad to have this surgery (which l knew was eventually going to happen) behind...

Welcome Zoemeigs. I was so happy to find this forum. I wish I had found it before surgery. I had a friend who had a TAVR for her BAV months before I had OHS for my BAV but before joining this forum there was no one I knew with a mechanical valve. That felt pretty lonely. I also felt that I...

Things are definitely different here. I only saw my surgeon once after my surgery in 1978. It was about 9 years later and I was having discomfort from one of the wires. Even so, I was thankful to have him as my surgeon. He was a very prominent cardiac surgeon who operated on many famous people...

My pediatric cardiologist gave me the boot when I graduated from college. It was nice of him to stick with me that long. In my 20's and 30's I saw a cardiologist every 2-4 years which was when I was thinking I was "cured". It wasn't until 2009 that they said I had mild aortic stenosis and I...

I'm 58. Definitely had a totally different experience this time around!!!

I was 2 when they discovered I had a profound heart murmur. I was followed yearly by a cardiologist. I had my first surgery at 14. I will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of my second surgery next week.

I was also surprised to have four chest tubes. I only had two with my first OHS. I remembered it being excruciating the first time. This time they told me to hum which was weird. While it did hurt some I was so tired of lugging that around for 5 days I was happy to have them out

"pellicle, post: 914392, member: 12469"] man, you got good service outta that valvuloplasty!! I know!!! My parents NEVER told me it was a temporary fix. At 14 I thought I was cured for life. It wasn't until I was in my 40's when a cardiologist said "you do realize you will need to have that...

Welcome Gail. I had my first OHS (aortic valvuloplasty) in 1978. Last year I had my second (aortic arch aneurysm repair, aortic valve mechanical replacement and repair to my innominate artery).