tried to find my INR value in one of the old reports. result = mai mee, even those which were done in Germany and Switzerland. will now ask cardio on wednesday why it was never tested.

I think it only affects people who take warfarin to prevent rejection of an 'alien object' in the heart - such as a metal valve. I was told that If I had been given a valve made from a pig or cow, I wouldn't need to take it. But they only last 10 years, whereas mine is for life.

But I'm sure your specialist can give you a more informed explanation.

BTW - I too am going on Wednesday - who knows, we might run into each other and swap heart notes...

the Mrs dug out a blood report which was done obviously just before my surgery. the reference (normal) values given are 2.0-4.5 !

p.s. my appointment is 10.00 hrs - in case you don't remember what i look like... it's black t-shirt, white shorts and white hair

as i mentioned before it took 11months to get my inr correct 2-3,its been very good last 3years so dont worry too much adjust the dose,mine is sun to tues 2mlg daily,wed 1mlg,thurs to sat 2mlg daily.i have all my record of adjustments so i will dig them out and post.

as i mentioned before it took 11months to get my inr correct 2-3,its been very good last 3years so dont worry too much adjust the dose,mine is sun to tues 2mlg daily,wed 1mlg,thurs to sat 2mlg daily.i have all my record of adjustments so i will dig them out and post.

I take Orfarin, which is the local brand name for warfarin. The meds come in 5mg and 3 mg tablets and I take 2.5mg (1/2 tab) Mon-Fri and 5mg sat-Sun.

I think you must be taking a different med as I can't get 1mg or 2mg doses of warfarin.

What are you taking?

the Mrs dug out a blood report which was done obviously just before my surgery. the reference (normal) values given are 2.0-4.5 !

p.s. my appointment is 10.00 hrs - in case you don't remember what i look like... it's black t-shirt, white shorts and white hair

My appointment is for 1 pm but I will get there before noon so I may run into you.

You will remember me as I am the ageing farang with a beautiful young lady on his arm - but not the same beautiful young lady as last time.....

i regret to miss the beautiful young lady but i'm sure my routine visit doesn't take longer than 15 minutes.

as i mentioned before it took 11months to get my inr correct 2-3,its been very good last 3years so dont worry too much adjust the dose,mine is sun to tues 2mlg daily,wed 1mlg,thurs to sat 2mlg daily.i have all my record of adjustments so i will dig them out and post.

I take Orfarin, which is the local brand name for warfarin. The meds come in 5mg and 3 mg tablets and I take 2.5mg (1/2 tab) Mon-Fri and 5mg sat-Sun.

I think you must be taking a different med as I can't get 1mg or 2mg doses of warfarin.

What are you taking?

i take the same orfarin,i have a pill cutter,can only get 3mg.i allow for cutting,should be 13mg a week i take 14mg.looking at my inr record 4weeks after coming out of hospital,5.9,4.3,2.4,3.8,1.8, it started to leval off oct 2008,11moths after op.

Reference values will vary with lab.

Also, the desired range will vary by patient.

My appointment is for 1 pm

what's the verdict Mobi?

My appointment is for 1 pm

what's the verdict Mobi?

So far so good.

He accepted my own blood test results, (done at a local lab), my own blood pressure readings etc and had them all scanned into my records. He also accepted a day old INR blood test result, which the last specialist refused to look at and had insisted on me doing a new one.

We had a pretty good talk and he has adjusted my meds a bit.

Total bill 850 Baht, so no complaints there.

I see him again next Wednesday.

Question for meatboy and Naam,

I am now 12 weeks post op, and a couple of days ago I did some moderate physical activity for 2-3 hours when I was helping my gf clear out our spare room and move some furniture around a bit. In the end I had to stop as I was completely exhausted, dizzy, breathless and felt quite ill.

Something similar happened, but not so extreme the next day when I spent a long time walking around a large hardware store.

So do I still have a long way to go in the recovery process, or should I be concerned?

It all seem to have happened since I had a bad chest infection, the infection is long gone but I still seem to be quite weak and get breathless very quickly, whereas before the infection I felt much more robust. But I didn't do anything like clearing out a room, so not too sure how strong I was.

How were you, 12 weeks out?

How were you, 12 weeks out?

that's when it slowly started to get better. what you are describing seems, based on my experience, quite normal to me.