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Uncle Joe and Kitty are both right. Pixie, when Uncle Joe says eat good wholesome food that doesn't mean salad, but proper food.

Kitty, she is amazing at painting and other handicrafts.

Pixie, you are my dearest friend and I would have said these things to you, but I didn't want you to think I was bullying you, so I'm glad other people have said them as well. Eating nuts and yoghurts aren't going to help lass, so make some of your home-made turkey burgers and have some boiled potatoes and veggies with it as well.

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tonight had a tunna salad sandwish
and a granola bar and yorgert
but lunch had mash patoesw chicken corn
breakast oatmeal blackberrys and 1 aplle today and 2 pears and some dark dark choc 72 persent

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Pixie darlin', apart from the salad, that sounds fine, but let me know when you're making those turkey burgers Mollie was talking about, I'll hop the next flight and come and join you, they sound delicious!!!

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will not be for a while joe
been told today bye the surgans ofice to stop the asprin tomorow

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Yes, they do that; they don't want toe blood too thin. And salad, in addition to, not instead of other food is OK ... tastes good, good for you and adds needed fiber to the diet.

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I think Pixie should put her home-made chicken and turkey burgers in the Recipe Section.

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Aspirin is similar to warfarin Pixie darlin' in that it has anti-coagulent properties - which is why Surgeons are telling you to leave them off several days prior to your admission. I will stop my warfarin five days before I go 'in' too.

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well tomrow morring is pree opp
going to se my docter before the hosptal
will have to make make my mind up last day for resserch
not keen on the warfrin at all scarry if you cut your self or have a nose bleed blood tests every 2 weeks for the rest of my life
and the clicking of the st jude valve
eating a lot of fibire always but stay away from anything proseced and aviod salt one cup coffie a day do not think I will be sleeping mutch anfter tomorow lol

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Pixie, don't fret too much about the warfarin; it doesn't mean you'll bleed out from a cut; just that it won't clot as quickly. You may not need to go that frequently for blood testing; they get the dosage stabilized; check that with your doctor if it's bothering you. My friend only goes like about every other month now.

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Hi Pixie,

My brother had a new heart valve 6 months ago, (he was born with a valve defect) he also chose the mechanical one as he didn't want further surgery. He recovered well.

June x