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It's possible that this depends on the person. My INR dropped down to 1.9 from 2.8 after 2 weeks of eating some greens (only one serving a day, and usually just salad.) Then they added 10% and rechecked a week later and it dropped to 1.7 still, from eating one salad a day. I could drink vodka...

Two year ago today I had my valve replacement! Mother's Day fell 2 days after that...Luckily I did get to see my kids, but I was just overcome with emotion, especially because I didn't want them to have to go home without me! I hope all you moms are having a wonderful day :) Here's a pic of my...

My cardiologist never really acted like it was an option for me to just replace the mitral instead of repair. The surgeon said if he wasn't happy with how the repair turned out that he'd replace it. He made it sound as though having two mechanical valves wasn't something they liked having to do.

Personally I wouldn't do these in separate surgeries, OHS is something I never want to have to do again. Having said that, since my repair wasn't perfect I'll likely need surgery again anyway :(

I just had this procedure in May. My aortic valve was replaced with a mechanical valve and my surgeon and cardiologist decided to try and repair my mitral. From what he said he was a bit torn during surgery because he wasn't able to get a perfect repair. But he consulted with several doctors and...

Haha Well I had already spent hours reading those pages before I came here. The doctor didn't seem to think it could do much unless you were taking teaspoonfuls of it. And as my INR reflected, he was right! Just a weird coincidence that I ended up bleeding the day I had a couple bars with cinnamon!

Okay, I put the "bleed event" card back! However I'll take that card any day over the opposite card. I'll feel much better once I start home testing. I'm going to start looking on eBay right now, I'm just not positive which lancets to get and if eBay is the best place to buy those and the...

Okay so I was all wrong, my INR wasn't high, it came back at 2.1 and that's with me having skipped my dose earlier tonight. I'm very glad I came in and got it checked and didn't blindly follow that doctor's advice to hold it for 3 days!! The doc was able to finally see a tiny pinhole spot on my...

Yes I've been doing a lot of reading about cinnamon since my hunch started tonight. The doctor ordered some other labs so it wasn't the finger prick test.

Yea it's the Coumarin I'm worried about. It's the only thing I can think of that could have raised my INR. The only different thing I've eaten since the day before this happened.

I agree about it being irresponsible for the doctor to advise that! Especially because he doesn't know my INR and he doesn't know my history. Anyway, I'm writing this from the ER, bleeding started again and wouldn't slow after an hour, lasted two hours this time. Blood was just sent to the lab...

But what about holding my warfarin for 3 days? My INR test is scheduled for Wed.

I think I figured out the culprit...I made these banana oatmeal bars that had cinnamon in them, I ate some before bed and bled early this morning. Then I didn't bleed all day at work. Came home, had a tiny piece, and started bleeding shortly after that again. Than later tonight I went to eat...

I woke up this morning thinking I had drooled a lot, but when I wiped my chin it was blood. The pillow was all bloody, it was all over my chin and neck and I had to keep spitting it out. It eventually stopped for like 20 minutes, then it happened again. When I rinsed it I could tell it was...

The echo showed that my mitral valve is still narrowed and regurgitation is moderate (grade 2 or 2+ they call it). My doctor said he would feel much more comfortable if I were at grade 1, of course so would I! The shortness of breath seems to happen kind of randomly and my doc said it can be...

Hey all, sorry I disappeared for a couple weeks! I met with my new cardiologist, (old one moved away in June) had an echo in the morning before seeing him. He explained everything better to me than my old doc or my surgeon did ,so that was nice. He said my mitral valve is still narrowed and has...

What's your record for length of time planking? I'm currently at a minute, just realized I was able to plank post surgery last week, the most I've ever done is 90 seconds. My boyfriend and I started low carb yesterday, we've done it before and had great results and I have a bunch of weight to...

That's such a tough decision, I thought I'd never decide! I'm a bit younger so my doctor and surgeon highly recommended mechanical which is what I ultimately went with. The sad part is that I don't get the one big pro of having a mechanical valve; I'll need surgery again someday because my...

I've gained weight since my symptoms started before surgery and more after my surgery. I thought for sure the weight would come off effortlessly after surgery, but I'm over 2 months out now and the scale hasn't budged. I also got an IUD a week before surgery and I have gained weight from birth...

Hi everyone! I'm curious about these Staying the Course posts; are they mostly about eating healthy and exercising? If so, can I join?