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Itried several times too, once it automatically took me to US News Best Hospitals site... Geezzzzz where did it come up with that?

Hi Ken, Welcome to the forum. You are off to a great start researching all the posts and information here pertaining to your condition. Have you selected a surgeon and hospital yet for your upcoming surgery? There is a wealth of knowledge amongst the group, so please just ask any questions you...

Thanks Eva, I guess that anyone that takes critical medications for their health should be aware of how they may substitute or compensate for these in the event of a critical event that would prevent them from obtaining their medications for a period of time. I am only on some BP meds and...

Great follow-up checkup Steve. Hope you have many more of those in the future! I know exactly what you mean about anticipation as you get close to those appointments as I also get that way each year! Its like having White Coat syndrome on steroids.

Thanks for the info "T". Dr. Roselli was one of my surgeons at CCF. Great doctor!

If your individual strips and box do not have a green strip on it, then they should be ok. The Recall is for "All" strip packaging that says INRatio2, and also REF 99008G2 which is on the box of strips. The old strips, "non INRatio2" are GOOD. So if your individual strip packages do not say...

Correct.... but yesterday it was finally put into a "Press Release" things must be getting a little "hot in the kitchen" for them.

Hi, I just found this on the internet released today, May 6th, 2014 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/alere-initiates-voluntary-urgent-product-recall-of-alere-inratio2-ptinr-professional-test-strips-2014-05-06?reflink=MW_news_stmp WALTHAM, Mass., May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. ALR...

Hi Mike, Had to bridge twice since my surgeries. Should be no issues for you, other than having to inject yourself twice a day while bridging. When you come off it, as you go back to building up your INR on your Warfarin, you may want to monitor it more frequently, if you home test, no big...

Thanks for the update! It looks like you are doing fine off the BB's. I am curious about your BP and heart rate. Perhaps these will improve as you become more active with your workouts and other activities. I am not sure if the doctors would ever let me get off the BB's due to my dissection...

Just got back on line after the Easter weekend. Thanks for the heads-up! All is ok here, my strips are not effected.

I took a taxi from the airport to the hotel, and again from the hotel to the airport when I returned. No need to walk much at the airports. You can use one of their courtesy wheelchair services. That is what they are for. My flight home was a little over 3 hrs total from airport to airport...

That's great! the 150-160 is I think in a good cardio range for activities. But as you say, it should then back down to normal ranges after activity. Best of luck with you workouts! Rob

Hi Elgato, Check your private messages in response to your questions. Rob

Yes, I traveled from Nashville to the Cleveland Clinic for my surgery. What questions do you have?? Rob

huh... somehow my message got duplicated. strange...

Good Question Marty, I was thinking of trying it also, but heard that it does effect INR, so have not tried it as of yet. Rob

Hi, I traveled to have my 2nd surgery at CCF. After some time in the hospital, they released me on a Friday morning, asked that I stay in town for the weekend, and to check in with them on Monday. When I did, they then gave me the OK to fly home. So, we did fly home, but within 24 hrs of being...

Congrats!!! Ohh what a feeling it must be to get off them!! Please drop us a note in a few weeks, and let us know how you are feeling when totally off them! Cheers, Rob

I agree with workmonkey's comment about the graft areas likelihood of re-dissecting is extremely low, if not impossible. That being said, the aorta itself is much larger than a valve graft, and it is those areas that are not protected from future dissection or aneurysms, especially if you have a...