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It's still clicking away. For anyone out there reading this and wondering, the warfarin is really a non issue. I do what I want, when I want, and also eat what I want and don't even think twice about it. It has no effect on my life except I bruise now and I never used to, and it takes me a touch...

Well, another year has gone by, and not much has changed other than I have to hold things farther from my eyes to read them. Well, that and I have lost some strength, judged by what some of the 20 somethings at work can lift and I try and have to struggle more. ;) I am still loving my ebike though!

I don't try to micro manage my range. I live my life, and I make adjustments if I am out of range. I eat and drink what I want and don't even consider what it might do to my readings. That being said, my life is fairly consistent. Some would call it boring, I don't. :)

This is only my opinion, and I have absolutely ZERO facts to back up my claim. But. My claim is I think there is something about some peoples blood that the Coagucheck doesn't like and makes the meter give high readings. I had the same type of results you did. The higher my venous INR, the...

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Hi, According to your post we are about the same age, and I had my surgery ten years ago yesterday. I had never taken drugs besides aspirin until I went on warfarin, and I wasn't happy about having to take drugs every day. Ten years later, it isn't even a blip on my radar of life. Something...

My aneurysm would have taken me out by now. I have probably never posted this, but I did have my ascending aorta replaced at the time of my valve replacement. It was bad enough that my first choice of a heart hospital said I needed to go to the second best heart hospital at the time in the US...

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Short of the shower I do nearly the exact same thing as pellicle, with good results.

I got my mechanical valve. My last general doctors visit he asked me if I can still here it ticking, and I told him "Every beat!" As with everyone else's experience, my life after ten years on warfarin is exactly like all the years before warfarin. There have been no changes, except to follow...

Congratulations pellicle. I knew our surgeries were somewhat close together. My ten year mark is today. You have done well learning and guiding people over the years, myself included at times. You have definitely gone through more than I have, and I have nothing but respect for you and your...

I have done a test on this on the old site, and I found that there was no change for me. I started sober, then proceeded to have several beers (well over a 6 pack). I tested before I had anything to drink, then I managed to do a test when I was pretty full, and again in the morning when I woke...

Yes, I was given the option of a tissue valve or an artificial valve, and I chose to go through surgery once instead of about every ten years. One thing that helped with my decision was one of the surgeons assistants was on warfarin and he told me pretty much what everyone here has already said...

I have to agree with everything that has been said here. I have over nine years on my St. Judes aortic valve and the only change to my very active life is I have to take a very small pill every morning. That and now I can use the excuse that I am on warfarin to not eat green vegetables. If you...

Sorry I didn't see this earlier pellicle. My wife and I are on our second set of Vivofits. We have been using them for a few years now, and we are now using Vivosmart HRs. I will gladly share my information with you.

As usual, I agree nearly one hundred percent with pellicle. The only thing I had to change in my life was after my St. Jude was installed, my cardiologist asked me to give up my position as a volunteer firefighter. I still ski, motorcycle, fish, kayak, hunt, hike and do pretty much anything...

Thanks for posting Dick, you are an inspiration for us all!

Coagulations! Err, wait, congratulations!

I agree that the difference is not that big. I have recently run into an issue with my closest lab. I had gotten two very high test results in a row, when I had nearly a year of very consistent results comparing my meter to the lab result. When I did the next test, I had done a test at home...

I agree with the slight learning curve of the Coag-Sense meter. At first I messed up a couple of test strips but I have only had one bad test in the last year, and for me, the accuracy is the same as Protimenow has said. I could never really trust mt Coagucheck, but I truly believe it is...