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I did have a chuckle yesterday when I went to the hospital prior to my appointment as they want to witness and note me taking my antibiotics. The usual receptionist, who knows me, was handing over to the afternoon one and explained what she was to write in my notes. I fetched some water then...

Are the lower ones taking betablockers? I think at rest mine will be in the 70s. I just climbed a flight of stairs to take my HR, rested a couple of minutes before taking it and it was 89. This is after four and a half years.

Is this s joke thread? OK, it isn't a joke thread. Wow!

Mileena, this is the reason that I posted about it, to hopefully stop other people worrying if they need similar treatment. There has been no bleeding at all and even immediately after he extracted the tooth I couldn't taste blood and the dental surgeon was fully in control at all times. The...

Definitely sounds good to me.

I went and had my INR checked this morning and it was 3.1 which is near the bottom of my range, then this afternoon went to the hospital dental surgeon to have my right bottom molar removed. The procedure was totally painfree which is unlike now, the local anaesthetic has worn off and it is...

Such sad news. My condolences to her family and friends.

Does anyone know the number of people, say in 10,000 who have valve replacements and also how many have double valve replacements? The population of where I live is approximately 95,000 and my postman told me today there are two of us double valvers living here - he asked his wife if she knew...

I had shingles some years ago and very painful it was too. As I was in France and Spain on holiday at the time I didn't see a doctor and didn't even have any painkillers with me - not recommended. By the time I got home it was clearing up so pointless to see a doctor. This is the first time I...

I was on Amiodarone and I now have an underactive thyroid which means medication daily to top it up. I don't know if the thyroid was affected by that drug or whether it was underactive anyway but not previously found as I am a fatty although not a large eater. I can't imagine what it is like...

Two ATS mechanical.

1 - Daily 2 - Eat what you want - steady don't binge 3 - My local hospital has a warfarin clinic and they normally test monthly unless there are changes in a patient's levels, then it is more frequent until stablised again. Initially it is a couple of times a week. 4 - I haven't had any 5 -...

I received my letter from my doctor telling me to make an appointment asap for my swine flu shot as I am 'high risk'. I have an appointment at their vaccination clinic on 24th, that is the earliest appointment they had for the special clinics. I think I have some immunity anyway as I certainly...

I had endocarditis and some of the vegetation from that broke away, sort of like cauliflowers!

You said that you had been taking antibiotics, so you had a bacterial infection of some sort. When I had endocarditis I had uncontrollable shaking, that is why the cardiologist organised an echo which then showed the infection, until then it was just thought that I had a 'normal' stroke. My...

My very best wished to Yaps, strokes are so cruel.

I don't freak out at 4.8, I have been so much higher with no ill effects, more than double that. :) I don't mind skipping a single dose but no more than that. As I don't home test I normally stick to the suggested period. I have to go in three weeks anyway as I am having a tooth (molar)...

The instruction is to miss two doses then go back in three weeks but looking back at my records when I was at 4.7 not long ago I skipped one dose then was re-tested in four weeks and was 3.8 so I think I will just skip the one dose again this time. My range is 3.0 to 4.0 so it really isn't high...

My ticking still fascinates my doctor, my GP not my cardiologist, he always has a listen when I have my three monthly general health check, he then comments about them sounding like a couple of Ingersol watches. :) Once when I had to see a duty doctor when I was unwell one evening he thought...

I cannot believe that the use of generic warfarin has anything to do with it at all. I have only had generic and not always the same brand, our system is that we are given whatever the pharmacist has in stock at the time. My INR is really stable and always has been.