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Let me see if I have this right:
Doppler is the diagnostic tool
If the Doppler shows blockage then the person is a candidate for stent procedure?

Is Dake the only one doing the stent procedure in US now?
Does insurance cover?
If not, what is out-of-pocket cost?
How many days do out of town patients stay?

Thanks

Heya Sarah, did you get my pm answer? You have to click on private messages it won't say you have a message.

Far as I know it's still MRV, and the ultrasound is questionable. I had an ultrasound, but Dr. Dake might be stopping those. Things change constantly, usually for the better!
My insurance covered a lot of it, but still haven't got the bill so hard to say, everyone's situation is different. The MRV will tell Dr. Dake what he needs to know, then when you are getting the procedure, he is doing a "live shot" of the same area. As far as I know he is the only one doing this. His experience in this area is impressive, his credentials impeccable.

The length of your stay is dependent on a few things, mainly scheduling, afternoon, evening, runs the gamut, but basically count on 3 days and 2 nights as usual, but it can be longer, but probably not!

Don't forget to investigate the risks here too if you haven't already. That cannot be stressed enough.

Mark Miller

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Dopplers from my understanding, do not necessarily show a specific blockage. They may simply indicate a flow abnormality, which would be caused by a physical abnormality; which could be a blockage. However, for example, one patient here has an inverted valve.

Saw the neurosurgeon at Emory 10/7, Dr. Daniel Barrow. Turns out he had written a book on bloood vessel malformations in the brain about 3 years ago. Very nice and easy to talk with. He said there was very low risk associated with the use of blood thinners in my case. Seemed to be interested in w That is going on at Stanford. Anyways I got a green light to go ahead with the angio. Am waiting to hear back from Alex about rescheduling. Thanks for the concern and encouragement.

COach great news there! A way forward. maybe start a new thread for your new adventure so we can follow you as you go...

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Leadelle, This is exciting news. I'm glad SOMEthing is going to be done! I was upset when we were talking in the waiting room thinking that they would still be left scratching their heads. Very encouraging and best of luck!

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Thanks Marie and Lew. Still have limited access to computer so will be checking infrequently.

Keep on trucking Coach!