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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Nov 11, 2023 | Replies (39)

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@rickschneider

Not a lot of problems with bleeding. I sometimes think that I may not even need blood thinners, that there is so much velocity across the valve, that clots may not even form. But I don't want to be the test case for that.

I take thinners once per day, at bedtime. I test INR usually once per month. Finger poke usually.

Wires are still there.

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So they will open up my sternum 😔 do you have any side effects? How long were you in the hospital? How long were you in pain? How did you manage to be on a breathing machine and not freak out for 24 hours?