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Thanks for your replies and experiences everyone. Looks like we will be going to Peru & the Andes.

Has anyone with a mechanical Mitral valve had issues travelling to a high altitude location? I am contemplating visiting Cusco in Peru. Altitude 11000ft. Thanks Mike

On the seafront in Blackpool yesterday, I saw a man and woman shouting at each other. 
The woman then hit the man over the head and they started fighting. 
Then a policeman turned up, but instead of trying to calm things down, he hit the guy with his baton! 
In the end, the guy gets the baton...

Hi Lily, No other medication. Last time was a few months ago on a 12hr flight back from Thailand. Other times have been a 24hr flight from Europe. My INR increases from 2.5 to over 4 with no change to the dosage. Takes a few days to come down again. Just one of those things I put down to...

Hi, I have experienced dramatic changes (Increase of INR) with flying. This isn't because I take my Warfarin at different times of the day because I'm in a different time zone. I take my dose at GMT +12hrs every day. This seems a bizarre condition but has anyone else had this experience?

Hi Thanks for your comments. I am a bit alone here with my CoaguChek. I dont know anyone else who had bought one and have been frustrated with the S model. I have found it not easy to get enough of blood for a strip test. Sounds like the XS is a quantum step in ease of use. Looks like I might...

Hi, I purchased a CoaguChek S in 1999, primarily because I was travelling overseas a lot and wanted to test myself in other Countries. Now that Roche does not support strips for the S model anymore, I wont be buying the later model. Why do this when its free for a lab test? Test in the morning...

Hi John, Been 12 years since my valve op. I do get light headed time to time. Happens when its cold while playing golf (put it down to the cold weather affecting my head) & when I'm tired. I get shimmering effects in my eyes, usually the left eye and its a zig-zagged oval around my vision. Its...

Hi Freddie, I gather from your post that you take aspirin as well as warfarin. What's the background to this? How often do you take the aspirin?