Hi from Jeff, re. my stent treatment at Stanford

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Jeff's at Stanford today for the balloon procedure...has to do the whole OR thing again....shave, catheter, etc. He's a terrific sport about it all. He's still glad he's done the stenting and is thrilled to feel more energy and less pain. Appreciate good thoughts and prayers for him today. Will post when I hear.
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Good thoughts and prayers are what I do best -- sending them to him at warp speed from the East Coast to the West!! :D
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Praying out here too! Just reinforces the need for us to get others around the country on board as these obviously aren't "maintenance free".
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Praying for Jeff as well down here in the Texas heat :)
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My positive thoughts are with you and Jeff. His great attitude will help no doubt. Please take care of yourself during the wait, Joan.
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Hope all is well with Jeff
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Let us know how Jeff is doing...I might be having the balloon procedure for my veins (if the dr's in the UK agree to treat me) so I am interested to see how Jeff finds it all.

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I am so glad he is getting this done today, he is going to really feel great I bet. Hip hip hooray for the signal case and his continued recovery! Keep us posted Cheer!!
I'm not offering medical advice, I am just a patient too! Talk to your doctor about what is best for you...
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Still in pre-op waiting for a room :(
sending patience vibes to my amazing guy-
Husband dx RRMS 3/07
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good luck!
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Jeff's in recovery, waiting to get discharged...he just had a local anesthetic for incision site, no other drugs, so he feels great. Dr. Dake got the lining nice and thin with the balloon procedure and they showed him the new bloodflow....looks great! He's relieved (me too) Sooo....if any folks have to do this "tune up" procedure, it can be done with local meds and same day, so that's a bit of a relief. Jeff said it hurt, but not as bad as the original procedure, and he was happy not to be on the heavy duty pain drugs.

He'll check out in a bit, head to the airport and I'll pick him up tonight. Have I mentioned lately how proud I am of my husband? :wink:

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http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com
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YEAH!! look out for even more energy and recovery now!
I'm not offering medical advice, I am just a patient too! Talk to your doctor about what is best for you...
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopic-7318-0.html This is my regimen thread
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Good to hear Jeff is doing well...now take easy on your man when you pick him up at the airport...You don't want to hurt him w/ all you rHugs & kisses :P
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Home...tired. In bed and snoozing. He did it without any pain meds so they would let him come home same day.
zzzzzzz,
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cheerleader wrote:He did it without any pain meds so they would let him come home same day.
zzzzzzz,
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Now THAT'S really appealling to my drug resistant butt.
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