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Spoke to the plastic surgeon who thought Warfin wouldn't be a problem and that it's better since now my hearts been fixed , my problem is that I don't know if emotionally and physically I got it in me for another big surgery at this Moment in time . Since my by pass I had two major surgery in...

Personally I find I have to think nearly all the time about eating nutritionally . But that nasty voice inside my head still torments me to eat crisps , sweets. So I try to eat before shopping , cook from scratch , have bowls of home made soup in the fridge . Or quorn mini sausages to snack on...

Thank you , for your replies , there's a plastic surgeon popping into our support group this Thursday I wonder if he tell me or will I have to pay for a consultation .

Thank Paula I was being a bit cheeky as I didn't want to spend £100 on consultant fees if it's going to be NO I'm not seeing my cardiologist for another 4 months . To be honest I'm not ready physically to take on another major surgery this year . I'm just exploring different possibilities . If...

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I m not sure I can stop the Warfin due to having a mechanical heart valve ? If my blood level drop and to thick clots form on the valve with bad consequences ? It dropped recently and rather than go back into hospital and put on IV Blood thinners I'm doing injections in my tummy until my blood...

hi I has gastric bypass 26 months ago and also had open heart surgery 4/5 months ago with emergency cardiac bypass and mechanical aortic valve . I'm well and doing good , still get tired but I'm getting there . Is there any medic out here that will know if it possible for me to have surgery to...

I would go back to the GP and get blood done . Have you got a blood pressure machine ? Their not expensive or could you borrow from some one , you can check your BP . Both arms then standing and sitting . Keep the reading and then show your GP . They must take palpitations seriously . Trust me...

Happy anniversary xx you look fantastic

That's really interesting I had a bypass nov 2013 . My piles are terrible at the moment they are aching so much . But I had mine after I had my babies 28 years ago . I just been reading about the halo . I'm 7 weeks tomorrow recovering from open heart surgery and I'm also on Warfin !!! It can...

I'm now 6 weeks post op and I have to say this has been tough . I bleed post op and was taken back to Theatre to be reopened . Because I have a mechanical valve ( also had a cardiac bypass) I have to be on Warfin for life , I have to be on higher levels of blood clotting inr due to the...

Hi Nicola I'm so sorry to hear that IVF didn't work and you and hubby are going to give your self some time and space . I remember what a hard time you had in the beginning . Size 6 your so tiny xxx sending lots of love Kim

Well it's now two year at the end of the month and I've lost ten stone , gone from BMI 50 to 24.5 . I'm a size 12 . Most of my Heath difficulties went except my heart condition . 5 weeks ago I collapse and rushed into hospital then blue lighted to another for emergency open heart surgery I had...

What a horrible time you been through . I do hope your able to get home and rest and heal , nothing is like being in your own bed .

Hi trish I had my gastric bypass two years ago , I'm three and half weeks post op from open heart surgery , I had a mechanical valve and a cardiac bypass . My INR levels are all over the place at the moment . Not helped by a heart drug they put me on . I'm so grateful to find some one who had...

Wishful thinking that heart surgery would happen in January . 4 weeks ago I collapse and was blue lighted over for open heart surgery aortic valve and cardiac artery bypass graft . But unfortunately after surgery I bleed and I was rushed back down again and reopened they found the bleed it was...

has any one known or been on Warfin post Gastric bypass

Has any one been on Warfin for life after a gastric bypass ?

Thanks I'm sure I be fine

Hi I' was bypass 22 months ago and discharged at 20 months . To be honest didn't see dietion much perhaps n three times afterwards . I had my appendix out at 10 months and I found it difficult to recover , more than the bypass!!! I assume it because it was a second surgery and also malnutrition...