Stroke and future complications
Hi all,
Looking for reassurance in a scary time
I've just had OHS (day 5) and got a shiny new OnX aortic valve.
I had a mini stroke on the day of surgery and the doctors had to decide on a short term tweak to my meds.
That's settled now and I'm starting warfarin properly now. Symptoms of stroke have mostly gone
But it's made me realise how vulnerable I feel. I've never ever had to take a medicine before.
Now I'm on warfarin and bisopropol (to slow my fast heart rate post surgery) and I'm also wondering about future complications.
Does being on warfarin make taking other drugs more complicated?
I'm only 43 and feel like maybe I didn't appreciate the long term nature of a mechanical valve needing medication.
Will things settle? Does having had the stroke affect anything?