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This is my first entry on this blog-
I appreciate your comments about Coumadin. You are correct in that I have had a few doctors scare me with thier coumadin commentary. However, if you read some of the objective research on the web you will see people are doing very well on coumadin. There are also some great advances in altermatives to coumadin and adjustments downward on INR levels for those needing aortic valve replacement only. It's always confusing and exciting to hear about the guy that just found out he needs to replace his tissue valve after 20 years. Amazing! But then there's the guy that needs it after 5 years. I still don't know what's the best way to go either but it seems progress is happening right now and we'll all benefit from this. That's a good thing.
I appreciate your comments about Coumadin. You are correct in that I have had a few doctors scare me with thier coumadin commentary. However, if you read some of the objective research on the web you will see people are doing very well on coumadin. There are also some great advances in altermatives to coumadin and adjustments downward on INR levels for those needing aortic valve replacement only. It's always confusing and exciting to hear about the guy that just found out he needs to replace his tissue valve after 20 years. Amazing! But then there's the guy that needs it after 5 years. I still don't know what's the best way to go either but it seems progress is happening right now and we'll all benefit from this. That's a good thing.
