Mitral Regurgitation, Joined April 22, 2018
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Joined April 22, 2018
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As far as I understood, after your operation (Mitral valve repair), for 1 year you were taking baby aspirin and that is all? Or first months ...Read more
As far as I understood, after your operation (Mitral valve repair), for 1 year you were taking baby aspirin and that is all? Or first months (how many ?) you took anticoagulants ans then you switch on aspirin? Did you take some pills for the protection of stomach, during the aspirin period? Did you have any stomach problems ? (I have stomach pains after 1 month on baby aspirin, and no problems with previous 6 months on sintrom)
What exactly was you operation ? Mitral valve repair with some resection of the valve tissue or just artificial cords to ancor the leaflets (and ring, of course)
I see that you have a lot of pals here in the site, do you know how long people with mitral valve repair in US typically stay on anticoagulants and then on aspirin ? I mean, how many months.
I appologize for so many questions, but you know that the clinical practice vary in US and Europe, and personal experience is more valubale than reading.
Best Reagrds !
For the first three months, I took Coumadin and had my INR checked frequently during the first eight weeks to get my dosage calibrated to my diet. During the third month, I only had it checked a few times and then I was removed from it, completely.
I took a coated baby aspirin for that first year which may be the reason I didn't have any stomach upset. If you're not using coated aspirin, that change may help you.
It appears that post-op medications vary significantly from one surgeon to the next. There have been heart warriors on this site who've been discharged without any medications.
Be sure to communicate your symptoms to your doc, they may be able to do something to ease your abdominal pain. Best of luck to you!
You might want to consider getting another opinion about your medication. Unfortunately, medicine is not an exact science and different cardiologists have varying philosophies on post-operative treatment. Wishing you the best of luck!