cheerleader wrote:Dr. Sclafani and all--
as you know, veins can clot even without a stent.
But it must be less likely. Why else would Dr. Siskin have been putting people with stents on Plavix and people with angio only on aspirin?
cheerleader wrote:....but we're coming up on 3-6 months since patients are treated, and this is the time when the endothelial thickening happened in my Jeff and a few others...
Interrupted wrote:cheerleader wrote:....but we're coming up on 3-6 months since patients are treated, and this is the time when the endothelial thickening happened in my Jeff and a few others...
Cheerleader, for easil confused and foggy headed people like me, can you explain what this term is and what action Jeff took? Many thanks x
Fliege wrote:Hi Mila,
Just one question:
Could it be a relapse from the MS and did you get cortisone or are you just waiting - sitting it out. - certainly with the bloodthinner !
Fliege
MSLiberation wrote:Mila -I am sorry to hear that you are having so many problems.
Thank you to everyone who as given feedback on this, especially to Cheerleader and Dr. S.
In hindsight, I wish that I had not gotten stents put in, given that in Canada there are so few doctors willing to give follow-up care because treatment for CCSVI is considered experimental. Now, finally after 2 months, someone is seeing me, but he is at a loss. He says that the stent is completely clotted and that it is not endothelial thickening, becasue according to him, it is too soon for the endothelial thickening to have occured. Does anyone know how long it takes for endothelial thickening to occur? Also, Dr. S, do you think that there is a chance that the clot dissolves, given that i am now on Heparin?
cheerleader wrote:Dr. Sclafani and all--
as you know, veins can clot even without a stent. The act of angioplasty and ballooning has inherent risk of damage to the endothelial lining, and stenosis and clotting can occur without a stent. This is a real risk, and something that needs to be fully disclosed and discussed with patients prior to treatment.
I am so sorry to read about these events, but we're coming up on 3-6 months since patients are treated, and this is the time when the endothelial thickening happened in my Jeff and a few others.
Hang in there, Mila and others reporting the same. Good thoughts going out-
cheer
drsclafani wrote:cheerleader wrote:Dr. Sclafani and all--
as you know, veins can clot even without a stent. The act of angioplasty and ballooning has inherent risk of damage to the endothelial lining, and stenosis and clotting can occur without a stent. This is a real risk, and something that needs to be fully disclosed and discussed with patients prior to treatment.
I am so sorry to read about these events, but we're coming up on 3-6 months since patients are treated, and this is the time when the endothelial thickening happened in my Jeff and a few others.
Hang in there, Mila and others reporting the same. Good thoughts going out-
cheer
cheer
i think that the best alternative to stenting is a really good angioplasty, using probably larger balloons than most IRs use for standard venous angioplasty because these lesions are resistant to dilatation by the nature of the stenosis, fused valves, stiff collagen in the wall....
Also IRs really need to back off dilating high lesions at the outset. Too many times high ballooning gives disappointing appearance and this leads to stents that may not be necessary.
drsclafani wrote:cheerleader wrote:Dr. Sclafani and all--
as you know, veins can clot even without a stent. The act of angioplasty and ballooning has inherent risk of damage to the endothelial lining, and stenosis and clotting can occur without a stent. This is a real risk, and something that needs to be fully disclosed and discussed with patients prior to treatment.
I am so sorry to read about these events, but we're coming up on 3-6 months since patients are treated, and this is the time when the endothelial thickening happened in my Jeff and a few others.
Hang in there, Mila and others reporting the same. Good thoughts going out-
cheer
cheer
i think that the best alternative to stenting is a really good angioplasty, using probably larger balloons than most IRs use for standard venous angioplasty because these lesions are resistant to dilatation by the nature of the stenosis, fused valves, stiff collagen in the wall....
Also IRs really need to back off dilating high lesions at the outset. Too many times high ballooning gives disappointing appearance and this leads to stents that may not be necessary.
drsclafani wrote:cheerleader wrote:Dr. Sclafani and all--
as you know, veins can clot even without a stent. The act of angioplasty and ballooning has inherent risk of damage to the endothelial lining, and stenosis and clotting can occur without a stent. This is a real risk, and something that needs to be fully disclosed and discussed with patients prior to treatment.
I am so sorry to read about these events, but we're coming up on 3-6 months since patients are treated, and this is the time when the endothelial thickening happened in my Jeff and a few others.
Hang in there, Mila and others reporting the same. Good thoughts going out-
cheer
cheer
i think that the best alternative to stenting is a really good angioplasty, using probably larger balloons than most IRs use for standard venous angioplasty because these lesions are resistant to dilatation by the nature of the stenosis, fused valves, stiff collagen in the wall....
Also IRs really need to back off dilating high lesions at the outset. Too many times high ballooning gives disappointing appearance and this leads to stents that may not be necessary.
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