chest pains after having mechanical heart valve 2 weeks earlier

[Gingeramber]

my husband had been feeling fine when getting home from hospital . He’d been doing walks as per the recovery . But last Wednesday he woke with chest pains that didn’t ease , after taking pain killers I then phoned 999. His enzymes were increased as if he had a mini heart attack ( main right side and tingling in both lower arms ) . Everything ok with the angiogram but the drs think that the warfarin INR level needs to be higher for him . His blood was too thick which caused this , They have now increased his warfarin , increased his betablockers , given him a spray . I’m

Now quite anxious thinking could this happen again

[Tos92]

Hi Gingeramber

I’m very sorry to hear about your husband’s recent hospital trip. I can imagine it’s been tough on you as well. It’s hard not to worry about the health of those that we love and care about. However, the doctors seem to know what they are doing in terms of upping his dosage. He may not feel an improvement straight away but as you may already know, Warfarin does thin the blood, decreasing the chances of a blood clot. There’s some more information on Warfarin below.

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo....

As long as he is taking his medications and following the doctors advice, the chances of it happening again are probably slim.

If he is in a similar situation again, please call 999.

If there’s any time you feel like you need support with your partner’s health, or any concerns, feel free to post on here and share it with us.

All the best to you & your husband.

Tos

[Gingeramber in reply to Tos92]

thank you for your kind words . I have felt anxious but can’t show it thinking it’ll make it worse :

[Noodlesalad]

Try not to worry easy for me to say I know, but now the doctor's have identified what caused this latest episode hopefully everything will be ok.He clearly has a lovely wife who love's him very much and you are doing an amazing job.

[Gingeramber in reply to Noodlesalad]

Aww thank you

[CyclingPops]

Sorry to hear this as I am a mech valve patient for 5yrs now. Somethings to help monitor INR.

Always take at same time of day. Usually early evening for me. Set a phone alarm or FitBit alarm to notify you to take.

Always keep your INR clinic appt regularly. If on other medication especially anything new even paracetamol then this may effect your INR especially antibiotics and paracetamol so many need extra checks

Remember eating greens and porridge and anything in high Vitamin K will attack the warfarin and neutralise it hence clotting risk increases If you love eating greens then have equal amount everyday and so once balanced with warfarin intake everything with INR should balance out correctly. Discuss with your INR nurse