"Hi Alan
We are all different but Yoga works for me. I do about half an hour most days as a routine and use Yogic breathing when I need to calm myself down and take my mind off the ticking. I also spent some sessions with a counsellor…"
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John Walters replied to Ruth Gold's discussion Warfarin making me tired ???"I guess that warfarin works very differently with different people - my INR is completely steady and I am not aware of any side effects. I'm careful with vitamin K foods but I don't either avoid them or fix a daily intake. I do get…"
John Walters replied to Holly Allen's discussion MHV because of strep"About skipping a beat I think that the occasional ectopic beat is nothing to worry about but a cardiologist's opinion would certainly be better than mine. I'm now nearly ten months after my op and am totally used to the sensation of…"
John Walters replied to Liz B's discussion Thumping and anxiety.."This site has been a real help to me in coming to terms with the sensation of my heart beating. I don't actually hear it but feel it in my chest and the back of my throat. For me it's worse if I wake up at night but I can also feel…"
John Walters replied to Holly Allen's discussion MHV because of strep"Hi Holly
An infection ofthe blood stream was my problem too. My mitral valve had always been a bit leaky but it was perfectly adequate. The doctors knew there was a risk of endocarditis and when I started to have episodes of fever they…"
John Walters replied to Graeme's discussion Is your heart valve noisy ??"Like others who have posted I have found this thread really helpful in coming to terms with feeling my valve tick. I can't say that I actually hear it - it is more of a sensation in my chest and the back of my throat. Once I recognised…"
John Walters replied to Riaz's discussion forgot to take warfarin last night"Hi Riaz
I forgot my dose once. I waited till my next appointment which was within a few days and I was advised to take a higher dose for a couple of days but I don't think that you need to panic about one missed day. While on this subject…"
John Walters replied to Racer's discussion Diet/Nutrition"When I started taking Warfarin last September I studied the vitamin K food lists in the booklets I was given, found them inconsistent (what about egg yolk and liver?), browsed the net and asked the hospital pharmacist for an authoritative list but…"
John Walters replied to Graeme's discussion Is your heart valve noisy ??"I've just re-read all the posts on this thread and am enormously reassured. Intellectually I know that the night time thumping is OK but that doesn't always help when I wake in the night and feel the thumps. Thanks to all those who…"
John Walters replied to Alex Kirk's discussion Irregular Heartbeat and Amiodarone"I'm on only 1.25 of the beta blocker but I realise this is very low. I'm sure that 2.5 is low too. I wonder whether we might in time be taken off altogether."
John Walters replied to Joel Hebrink's discussion Home Testing INR"This summer I was treated for endocarditis and had a new mitral valve fitted at an excellent specialist hospital in London with follow through care at my local hospital. All was done really well on the NHS and it didn't cost me a penny. I…"
John Walters replied to Alex Kirk's discussion Irregular Heartbeat and Amiodarone"Well, I stopped the Amiodarone two weeks ago and it doesn't seem to have done me any harm and it was certainly effective in dealing with my irregular heart beats. I remain on a very small dose of beta blocker and I'm hoping that can…"
John Walters replied to Joel Hebrink's discussion Home Testing INR"I too would be most interested to have feedback from those who do home testing. I am still visiting the anti coagulation clinic and plan to carry on doing so until the Amiodarone, which I stopped a couple of weeks ago, has cleared my…"
Graeme left a comment for John Walters"Hi John
and a belated welcome to the group.. ! Sorry have not welcomed you earlier but have been busy now the snow has stopped trying to dig us out..house, dogs,car, driveway, woodstack..etc! We live in a converted barn in the country in Kent near…"
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- At 14:42 on December 3, 2010, Graeme said…
- Hi John
and a belated welcome to the group.. ! Sorry have not welcomed you earlier but have been busy now the snow has stopped trying to dig us out..house, dogs,car, driveway, woodstack..etc! We live in a converted barn in the country in Kent near Rainham and really got clobbered in the last few days..still semi snowed in! Anyway, make yourself at hoome on the group and aks any questions, make any observations, whatever! We are all here to help one another so direct participation is the order of the day!
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