Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:01 pm
I am in the Okanagan, scheduled to go to Mexico for CCSVI surgery in Sept. Sure hope it is not a mistake but I just can't do nothing about it anymore. Just doesn't seem to remit anymore
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2 people have died at Stanford University, one had a stint put in that dislodged and went to the heart and they couldn't save him the other had some kind of hemmoraging. That is why Stanford University has stopped the procedure, you can check their website, that is where I found the infoNHE wrote:I haven't heard of this before. Do you have a reference?DM wrote:My nurse has advised me that the procedure is very risky as people have died on the table during the procedure.
NHE
To the best of my knowledge, this is not entirely correct. Holly did not "die on the table" as DM's post suggests and which you seem to imply. She had a hemorrhagic stroke on the plane ride home. Her doctors determined that the stroke was unrelated to the stent procedure. She was believed to have had a genetic predisposition for this type of stroke since she had a family member who had a similar stroke. Holly was on blood thinners after the stent procedure and this likely made the bleeding much worse than it would have been otherwise.Hummer wrote:2 people have died at Stanford University, one had a stint put in that dislodged and went to the heart and they couldn't save him the other had some kind of hemmoraging. That is why Stanford University has stopped the procedure, you can check their website, that is where I found the infoNHE wrote:I haven't heard of this before. Do you have a reference?DM wrote:My nurse has advised me that the procedure is very risky as people have died on the table during the procedure.
NHE
I thought this turned out not to be the case:NHE wrote: She was believed to have had a genetic predisposition for this type of stroke since she had a family member who had a similar stroke.
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopict-12754.htmlLastly, I am not aware of any serious complications arising from the balloon angioplasty treatment. However, I would be happy to read any references one might wish to provide.
Thanks for the link. I must have missed that among all the posts.patientx wrote:I thought this turned out not to be the case:NHE wrote: She was believed to have had a genetic predisposition for this type of stroke since she had a family member who had a similar stroke.
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopict-9321.html
Yes, there is a risk of clotting with the angioplasty. The hope is that the risk is manageable with the use of blood thinners. Dr. Sclafani has indicated that blood thinners must be used following angioplasty to prevent clotting.http://www.thisisms.com/ftopict-12754.htmlLastly, I am not aware of any serious complications arising from the balloon angioplasty treatment. However, I would be happy to read any references one might wish to provide.