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March 18 2020 had a mitral valve replacement. Heart and lung machine damaged the right femoral artery. 4 attempts for stent placement failed and damaged left artery. Jun 2023 did aortobifemoral bypass Jul 29 2023 5 weeks later restenosis occurred in both arteries and another surgery. Jan 29...

Prior to my ohs I was always constipated so I was very worried about that after the surgery. I was given miralax every day in the hospital. It took 4 days but I had no problems at all.

I’m 2 years post op, mitral valve replaced, and doing a lot of camping. Spent the winter in my small trailer camping all over Florida and now spending a lot of my summer camping with my big trailer in Lancaster, PA (that’s a permanent spot.) I try to walk daily but is difficult with the blocked...

This morning my inr is 1.5 I’m doing 3 mg tonight and back to my normal 2.5 tomorrow. Hopefully I will not over shoot my target of 3 (I’m suppose to be 2.5 to 3.5). pellicle what kind of spread sheet should I make? Thank You

Thank you pellicle, i have been reading your blogs thats why I decided on the 4 mg, then 3, then 2.5 of course testing everyday also. Your blogs have been very helpful on my warfarin management. Thank You.

Thank you mister james. I’m kind of new to this and my clinic seems to let me make the decisions. I keep a journal and will test everyday. Thank you again

Hello all, i’m curious about dosing after colonoscopy also. I had mine yesterday with a polyp removed and a hemostatic clip inserted. My cardiologist has me bridging, so i am using lovenox shots but would like to stop them as soon as possible. My usual dose of warfarin is 2.5 daily. I took 4mg...

wow I guess I was so use to getting an echo every 6 months prior to getting my mitral valve I never thought I might not need to do that anymore. Thanks for sharing that information.

I'm not exactly sure what is wrong with the artery only that it is blocked and not enough blood if getting down my right leg. I noticed right away after my valve surgery that my leg started cramping shortly after I would start walking. I kept trying to push through it thinking it would get...

skeptic49, I was wondering about scuba diving since I got the mechanical mitral valve last march. When I had the valvuloplasty 12 years ago they said no for at least a year. I haven't asked my cardiologist yet since we are still trying to fix my right femoral artery from the heart lung bypass...

I was never offered rehab back in March. Sent me home with paperwork showing what exercises I should be doing and was told I could walk as much as I felt up to. I didn't even physically see my cardiologist till July, everything was over video. I did walk a lot back then but was limited due to...

I use Acelis DachsieMom. I wouldn't say I like or dislike them. I've only been doing this since June 2020. I did have a problem getting strips in a timely manner but that could have been because of shipping problems. Recently my insurance got a bill for Sept, Oct, and Nov but I only got strips...

Hello Mickey, Actually I do feel a lot better since the surgery in March. I can do things now that a year ago I wouldn't even have tried. I walk 5 miles slowly, my right leg cramps because of a blockage in my common iliac artery I think it's called. I'm having that taken care of next week. My...

Hello Everyone, My name is Peggy and I had my mitral valve replaced with a mechanical one 18 March 2020. 2 days before my 56 birthday and 3 days after my state locked down due to covid. Everything went well for me except being sick the first 24 hours after surgery. I also had a hospital stay in...