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You are right, I have an On-X valve. I will be sure to target a much lower INR prior any procedures in the future, and definitely with blessings from my cardiologist. That's horrible, and it definitely must have been a very very rough period for the both of you. Glad that it's in the rear view...

Thank you @pellicle @MdaPA @Chuck C @Protimenow @ATHENS1964 for the input. I went in again this morning (INR: 2.5) and oral surgeon made a comment on the size of the liver clot. They really were large. He removed them and redid the sutures + gelfoam. He commented there was still slight bleeding...

I was wishing I didn't have to post following my wisdom tooth extraction last week 19/02/2024. Recovery alas has not been smooth. I had 2 teeth taken out, left upper, and left lower, under local anaesthesia. 2g Amoxycillin one hour prior to extraction. INR was 2.2 on day of extraction. Swoll up...

Passed the one-year mark of being discharged following valve replacement / On-X installation. So far it's been great and I want to thank everyone here helping out and sharing opinions, and resources. There are a number of things I'd just speak about that really helps in this journey. I'd want...

was doing some small light reading about tumeric. curcumin, which is one of the main components of tumeric, is not readily absorbed by the body as it dissolves more readily in fat versus water. one of the reasons why papers suggest tumeric messes with your INR/ blood “coagulancy”, is perhaps...

Natasha, it's coming to a year of my heart valve replacement surgery. My post is somewhere out here. Your post about your BAV DX made me come out of hibernation. It's natural to be freaked out. I know I was. In 2022, I was 35 when I was DX, newly married. I recall thinking that the "in...

Yea that too! Although I impose an arbitrary 4-seed limit upon myself. Also only had it like once every three months or something to that extent.

It's been slightly more than 6 months since I updated... Everything has been going very well. My last appointment with my cardiologist was in June, and he was happy enough to revert to half-yearly appointments. Cholesterol On my second last visit (sometime in May), my cardiologist turned his...

Hi all, Tuesday marked the first monthsary of my On-X. Yay! I ranted a little to my cardiologist and he arranged for a call early this week with my case manager (surgical team) and himself, separately. The poor case manager was doing her job "protecting the surgical team". It was clear she...

Hello everyone, I had my first post-surgery appointment today with my surgeon. Bloodwork, ECG and X-ray had to be done. Had the stitches removed too, and wound is healing well. Pleural Effusion My surgeon does not like to go in-depth medically with me. He mentioned that the fluid in my chest...

Good news, I have been granted the device. Paid for it and scored some free strips that they had (still well within expiry). So what my cardiologist did was to tell the AntiCoagulation Clinic that I wished to take matters into my own hands and self test. They have teams going around, teaching...

I apologize for the usage of local abbreviation/acronym. ACC in my country (for my hospital) refers to Anti-Coaguation Clinic. This has been the main reason why I became okay with the concept of managing INR. Thanks for relinking it here. I'll be keeping a look-out for this discussion! . Will...

Hi Lucker, Looking at my Echo report from August, it seemed like my ascending aorta was normal. I had been actually considering an organic valve but my cardiologists mentioned the downsides of that. I'm 35 and I'd possibly be facing more surgeries down the road should I have gone with that...

Today is exactly two weeks since I've had my valve replacement procedure. Spent quite a bit of time mentally processing this entire thing and I figured sharing it here will be of greater value versus simply existing within my own mental chamber. 35 year old Singaporean, asymptomatic, bicuspid...