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The On-X (not Onyx) valve hasn't been available for 20 years. Maybe you have a different valve. It's certainly NOT an On-X - I don't think they even started testing in humans until 10 or 12 years ago. Maybe your cardiologist assumes that you have an On-X and gives you advice based on that...

he him his they them (We're now in an era where if you don't know a person's gender, this person becomes a 'them.' The use of a plural for one person is annoying to some/many of us, but I think we're stuck with it).

Windfinder: What you described (sometimes too high, sometimes too low) looks like what some of us call the 'roller coaster effect.' This happens when your dosage adjustments are too large - for example, adding or subtracting a mg or two. Clinics sometimes (often?) do this and don't understand...

I previously wrote some things that I've deleted. These were too personal and autobiographical. I appreciate what 3mm was trying to do. He (or she) doesn't know my situation, so the assertions don't really apply. In any case, I'll just stick to the title of the thread and not inject any of...

Superman: Perhaps one of the things that might be a source of pride is the little bit of help I've given to those on this website - and others that I may occasionally run into who don't know enough about self testing or INR management (and I've met a few who could have used/didn't want...

One thing that used to be written about - and still applies now - is to have a consistent diet - as consistent as possible. If this means eating two pounds of salad a day (who eats that much salad?), eat two pounds of salad EVERY day. Once you've adjusted your dosing to your diet, your dosage...

Dick - I hear you. Presenting examples of how life can be extended after valve replacement can be helpful and encouraging to those who are candidates for this. It's a shame that the anecdotal evidence of your survival and, for fewer years, mine and others can help reduce those fears and offer...

Yes. Happy birthday, happy anniversary, happy anything time related. I appreciate the congratulations, and your realization that I didn't do much to hit 33 years. And I'm glad that the manufacturers of my valve and Dick's valve - and other prosthetic valves that keep on tickin' - have done such...

'What never? No never. What never? (Ahem) Hardly ever' Hardly ever will we sink at sea.... (HMS Pinafore - Gilbert and Sullivan) In the case of Marijuana - or anything new - if you have concerns about the effects on your INR (and you have a meter), you can always test after use - a day...

I see no reason to be proud of this. I did nothing to make it happen, aside from, perhaps, maintaining my INR level within range. I stayed alive and lasted long enough to reach 33 years. Aside from this, it was a passive thing. Perhaps if I had been St. Jude and made the damned valve, there...

I tried a statin for a while - loss of muscle mass. I read 'The Great Cholesterol Myth' - there were some sections that gave terrible advice that would be very dangerous to people on warfarin. The book listed cholesterol as healthy - essential for myelin (the sheath around nerves) and other...

Thanks. But, aside from Dick, there are others with more than my 33...

Yesterday was 33 years for me. I almost forgot about it. I probably did almost the same thing as Dick did -- stayed alive long enough to mark this milestone. The only inspiration that I can see anyone getting from MY milestone is that the valve kept working in my chest for 33 years. There are...

A well designed study of oral anticoagulants doesn't necessarily have to include warfarin in its study design. There is probably a wealth of studies, many that have been extremely well peer reviewed, not to mention the studies that were run when Coumadin was submitted to the FDA for approval...

There's a lot of profit on apixaban -- the manufacturers of Coumadin stopped making it (afaik) once the patent expired -- no profit to be made there. AFAIK - $8 a pill versus maybe a dime or two? It's certainly WORTH all the damned marketing for this stuff. It's also a shame that patients...

I had this once - it resolved after 10 minutes or so. The next day, having trouble breathing, I went to the E.R. I had covid. I don't know if the two events are related or not. As for using Eliquis - I'm not entirely sure that this has any real advantage over Warfarin - except for profits...

I have an AppleWatch 7. It may not specifically pick up HRV, but my Autosleep app DOES. I don't know if it reviews continuous HR coming from the watch. On my watch, I can't get an ECG because of a persistent arrhythmia. (I currently have persistent aortic fibrillation - it doesn't seem to show...

YogiSue -- I'm sorry that I disagree with 'inspiration to us all!!!.' I'm sorry Dick, if I don't see it that way. What's inspiring, I guess, is Dick's longevity with the valve. I don't think he did anything particularly unusual except keep living. I'm glad to see that this criterion was...

Already aware of this one. Certainly not for me. (The obvious question may be this: Why???) (Of course, many(?) women seem to get piercings of somewhat analog, although single function, body parts)

Behind the knee. Or, perhaps, inside one of the glutes (if the tattoo artist can separate them enough -- and OUCH -- maybe not the best place for a tattoo -- but it seems that, because just about EVERYTHING gets pierced these days, maybe a tattoo in an unexpected place MIGHT not seem so strange).