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Initially, I was very selective on what I ate based on my heart surgery, but as time went on I pretty much eat what I want to eat. Although, I watch what I eat based on what any person should eat and should not eat. Specifically, keeping the fatty foods down and not much in the way of sugary...

I know this thread is about a year old, but I had to laugh when others call you Iron Man. Mostly because my cardiologist calls me Sheet Metal Man, LOL. I have had an aortic valve prosthesis with the St Jude mechanical valve, all due to an aneurysm in my aorta which destroyed the valve itself as...

I like a simple life. Going to Texas Roadhouse (barbecue) for dinner, with my gal, always works for me. And no, I don't scrutinize what I eat, everything is fair game, no pun intended. It is my yearly thing.

Thanks for the responses. Interesting, I do have a gummy every now and then, but not sure the long term effects of thc? Of course, most sedatives have their side effects. Also I do have an air cleaner going at night, which acts like white noise. Very good suggestions, although I take advantage...

Doctors suggest once/mo for me, more frequent only if the levels warrant it. If I got involved in home testing, however it works, I would probably do it more often and definitely with more regularity.

I'm 67yo/35 yrs

I wouldn't take anybody's advice in here and run with it, this is a question for your doctors and nobody else. Nobody knows all the details of what's going on in your body and it would be foolish to suggest you can exercise or you cannot.

Yes it would be better if the dates were in there, but that still wouldn't tell what's happening between tests. I'm supposed to get my blood tested monthly as per doctor's orders, or sooner if it is out of range. 35 years of doing this!

I eat pretty much what I want, my weight is good, and I feel healthy anyway. These are the last 15 blood draws to check my PT/INR value: 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.5 3.1

No, assumptions often get people the wrong message, as I get my annual check up every year. This Sept I have a Complete cardiac ultrasound exam (2D with spectral and color flow Doppler) sched'd.

There are things to consider when and if you can choose the type of avr you want. I have had my St Jude aortic valve for 35 years now, and it is still clinking away. I am a unique case in that the clinking doesn't bother me through the day at all, but at night time it seems to stir me up. I...

I don't know too much about how to check the INR from home, but I want to look into it. It would be easier to check on a regular basis.

I hope my portions of the conversation are not going off topic as to hijack the thread, but some very good points were made. Firstly, I should be getting my blood tested on a monthly basis, permitting the levels are stable. Thanks to those who 'kindly' prompted me to get my level checked. Funny...

As I said in my last post you had some good things to say, but what I am asking is that you don't be rude in presenting them. I do like your avatar, though ! 👍

Hmmm? First you tell me you are not amazed (originally, 'surprised' would have been a better choice of words by me), then you say most folks in here do the same? Then you tell me that's not a good plan, and warn me of the pitfalls? and tell me take care of myself properly, then call me...

Well I just became a supporting member! With that being said, you folks will be somewhat amazed at my lifestyle. Like I said, I pretty much eat what I want when I want to eat it, and my weight is very good at around 200 lb. I am 6'1 and somewhat athletic and I am able to maintain a healthy...

I had a SJ avr prosthesis in 1987. Funny, I eat what I want without any reservations . To each their own , as they say .

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I'm a bit on the sensitive side, and I have never "really' gotten used to the clinking at bed time. The sound is pretty much the same today, some 35 years later, that it was right after surgery. As I sit here and write this message I can hear it clinking away, very easily. At night to relax me...