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ccindy left a comment for Richard Deal
Hi Richard hope this note finds you very well and thank you for your kindness!!
Richard Deal left a comment for ccindy
hey ccindy,
welcome to the group! make yourself right at home! by way of a short orientation, you will find member's stories in the blog section, and discussions about anything and everything in the forums. don't be scared to post your own…
Richard Deal commented on Matt Stanyard's blog post 'No Title'
hey there matt,
i am no expert on mitral valves, but i have had my aortic valve replaced. i guess if you are in fairly good shape now then your body will recover fairly quickly. you will definitely need 6 weeks for the body to expel the general…
Richard Deal replied to Traci's discussion 'fear?'
hey there traci,
there is no reason to be scared - having the mechanical valve should actually prolong your life - otherwise there was no point in fitting it! why was it fitted in the first place is a good place to start, and then look at the…
Sue Monks left a comment for Richard Deal
Many thanks.
Richard Deal left a comment for Sue Monks
hey sue,
welcome to the group! make yourself right at home and don't be backwards about coming forwards!
good to have you here,
r
Richard Deal left a comment for karen king
hey karen,
welcome to the group! post a little bit more about yourself and your valve in the blog section so other members can familiarise themselves with you (if you want to). there may also be interesting discussions for you in the forums -…
Richard Deal replied to Ruth Gold's discussion 'Warfarin making me tired ???'
hey kev,
i will respond to almost anything, so call me what you want!
phenprocoumon is not as badly affected by what you eat as warfarin (see here for an overview). i also find it easy to maintain my inr within target range and have taken 1 3mg…
Richard Deal replied to Ruth Gold's discussion 'Warfarin making me tired ???'
hey ruth,
there is an alternative to warfarin which is called phenprocoumon which might be worth a try.
the tiredness sounds ominous to me, and i don't know whether it is an undesired side-effect of warfarin or not. you said the "heart is…
Richard Deal left a comment for Maria de Fátima Gonçalves Silva
hey there maria,
unfortunately i don't think there are many people here that can speak portuguese, but welcome to the group anyway! you can post about yourself, or read about other members in the blog section. there are also some interesting…
Richard Deal left a comment for Rishi kumar
hey there leo,
welcome to the group! you can find out more about members in their blog section - you can post more about yourself in a blog for other members too if you want to. there might be a few interesting discussions for you in the forums -…
Richard Deal left a comment for Larry Barnette
hey there larry,
welcome to the group! feel free to poke around. other members stories and general updates on their situation are in the blog section - don't be scared to post a bit about yourself in order to allow the other members to…
Richard Deal replied to Cathy Lynch's discussion 'SUPPORT'
i am in germany...
Richard Deal replied to Cathy Lynch's discussion 'SUPPORT'
hey cathy,
i had my mhv implanted when i was 30 after having my old bicuspid valve mangled in an aortic dissection. nobody asked me what sort i wanted - i just woke up a week later with a ticking in the back of my neck. if i had my time again i…
Richard Deal left a comment for w. David Brown
hey david,
welcome to the group! post a little bit more about yourself in a blog entry (if you want to) so that other members can familiarise themselves with you. check out the forums too for some interesting ongoing discussions - don't be…
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- At 7:02pm on August 28, 2011,
ccindy said…
- Hi Richard hope this note finds you very well and thank you for your kindness!!
- At 12:23pm on July 1, 2011,
Sue Monks said…
- Many thanks.
- At 6:51pm on March 1, 2011,
wendy williams said… - hi richard hope u r good.well im bit fed up.ive ad a few problems agan and ive got toav some test on the 7march.it happens so quick.and i seen my surgan last wednesday and e sed my level should b between 3 to 3.5 and e sed e finks i could av another sroke .and also i have them spashems at the nite and e finks it mite have somefink to do with my heart,after i seen him e sent me stright to the clinic so they can try and get it up.its still at 2 this mornin,so warfrin as gone up to 6 a day.:(
- At 10:56am on February 5, 2011,
Rita Gray said…
Thanks Richard I will look at some blogs as you suggested. I only found the site by chance. I had my valve replaced 2003 but was trying to find out if I should be having any check ups. I had have my blood done every week but not my blood pressure or anything else.
Rita
- At 12:10am on February 2, 2011,
wendy williams said…
- hi richard .im just askin ,i went for my bloods today and they was down to 1.40 and ive been on 4 and 5mg of warfrin .i still cant get my head around this.but the heart surgeon wants my range to be between 2 to 3.and they av put me on 7mg aday and im back thurs,if its that low is that is when my bloods r to thin.god it so confusein but sayin that ,it doesnt take to much for me to be like that lol could u plz help me with this thanks
- At 6:53pm on January 23, 2011,
john adamson said…
- Richard thanks for reply. My BP does not get very high generally around 100 / 60 but it doies get down to 80/50 sometimes so this limits the amount of beta blockers I can take. My hear also used to get faster at night time pulse up from 75 to 95 but that does not happen now. Glad your valve is not too noisy
- At 9:50am on January 23, 2011,
john adamson said…
- Thanks for message Richard. My problem with my valve fitted 6 months ago is the noise and vibration. I have to take temazepam to get to sleep and then only for a few hours. The thumping from my valve is sometimes felt in my neck and sometimes it seems near my stomach, when it is near the stomach I get lots of wind. The consultant just say yo must live with this and it looks like others on this site have similar problems, is your valve very noisy?
- At 3:58pm on December 18, 2010,
Halley G said… - Thanks for the welcome! Not much going on with my heart (which is a good thing :) but I'm sure I will post in the future.
- At 9:13am on November 25, 2010,
Alex Kirk said…
- Hi Richard. Thanks for the welcome. I will get involved as time goes on.
- At 11:16pm on November 18, 2010,
Jonathan F Bushey said… - my INR today was 2.1 so they are keeping me on the same alternating 2mg/3mg coumadin regiment over the weekend.. been a couple weeks like this so should be slowing the frequency of testing and possibly transferring me to my cardiologist for continued monitoring of my INR soon
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