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Thought I’d ask on here first as I feel the group of members on this forum have a lot more knowledge on Anticoagulation than most doctors 😊Especially my doctors who I know ain’t got a clue 🤣

Cheers Leadville I was going to adjust a little and test again in a couple of days 👍And yes your right to many beverages each night I think. I’ve only got myself to blame for messing my inr up🤣Hope you are well 👍

Hi guys could do with a little bit of advise, I’ve been on holiday for a week and my inr has gone up to 4.9 today, should I hold out on same dose to see if comes down on its own or is it best to cut dose right down for a few days,or skip a dose altogether. It’s the first time it’s been over 4...

All the best Seaton and hope you have a speedy recovery. 👍

Hi Jill , my second surgery was just as straight forward as my first one and In fact I was home after 5 days, I was in a week after my first. Hi Jill my surgery and recovery was Hi Jill, I was out of hospital a day earlier than my first surgery and back on a building site within 6 weeks ,so...

It did have a dog there before Pellicle

Hi Jill , just a quick word of encouragement for you both. I also had a second surgery to replace my valve to a onx valve. There was only 10 months in between the two operations and knowing what I was going into the second time round made the procedure and recovery less stressful for me . I’m...

In my eyes it must be from the mechanical valve for some of us. My first surgery which was the David’s procedure with graft (No noise or thudding whatsoever) to my second surgery which was only 10 months later , which was onx valve with graft and I’ve been thudding ever since 😊

Hi Leadville,good to hear from you hope you well👍. I’ve asked quite a few gps here in my local town and they say they don’t have self testing programs in this area. At the moment I just do a reading on my machine about 30min before the lab draw and compare them , my machine is always +.2/.3...

Hi Protimenow , I’m just glad I found this site. The members on this site told me about self testing and I brought my own machine and strips. Having my inr checked just 4 times a year by my clinic and not having my machine would be way to much of a worry for me as my inr does fluctuate though my...

By the way hard lumps are all still there but the bruises are fading slowly 👍

Hi Duffey, no I haven’t. I went to see my gp who didn’t have an answer at all ,just said it’s proberbly because I’m on warfarin.The hospital only check my inr every 12 weeks so they haven’t got a clue about my inr on a weekly basis, they don’t even know I self test,I put my name down for a self...

Hi Hi, my first surgery I had a valve repair and aortic graft and I didn’t have any thudding or knocking . A year later I had to have a mechanical valve again with aortic graft and from day one I have had a thudding/knocking which gets harder the more I breathe in.In my eyes it’s definitely...

Cheers Leadville, hope you are keeping well 👍 😊

Thanks for the replies guys, glad I made you laugh😊. I will have a word with docs got about 15 of them on arms and legs at min all with big dark bruises that have appeared in last 72 hours

I seem to be getting every now and then hard pea size lumps with a lots of bruising around it which takes weeks to disperse. I don’t feel like I’ve took a knock of any sort they just appear. They are mostly on my arm and legs,Just wondered if anyone else gets them.My inr is very rarely above 4 .

I was told by my surgeon to stop taking aspirin and continue with just warfarin 1yr 1/2 after my surgery. Ten days later while on holiday I had a 15 min episode of double vision and loss of coordination. I didn’t seek medical advice while I was on holiday, but when I got back I told my surgeon...

I’ve been on 5mg of bisoprolol since my second surgery two years ago. Surgeon and cardiologist want me to stay on it indefinitely as they say it has proven benefits in the long term .

Thanks for the update Duffey ,best wishes to your husband and yourself hopefully they will get the other areas that are misfiring sorted soon .xx

I’ve got an on-x aortic valve and still make sure my levels are above or as close to 2.5,my surgeon and cardiologist have never mentioned dropping my levels and I can’t see much of a benefit from doing so.