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Dr. Sclafani, ... I read with interest the remark about stents being able to withstand flexion 40,000-50,000 times, and tried to calculate how many times one might turn ones head, cough, chew, etc., in a day. I'm sure that it would be hundreds of times a day, at least. I don't see relying on a sten...

An attorney posted within the last week here on TIMs that there are many advances in stents. Him and other attorneys will be patenting them within the next few months. We will see them THIS YEAR. :) cheerleader wrote in another thread that Dr. Dake used stents "specifically shaped" for ju...

A few TIMsers reported accessory nerve damage after stent placement high up in the IJVs if the flow in the jugular veins is obstructed lower down, then flow is diverted to the vertebrals and that leads to collapse of the upper part of the vein. At the level of the carotid bulb, and the high IJ near...

I'm bumping this up since my question has not yet been answered. It seems that if the special jugular vein stents Dr. Dake used according to cheerleader do not fracture and penetrate through vein walls, that Dr. Zamboni should be made aware of them. What is the brand name of these stents? Is Dr. Sim...

Dr. Dake [...] used stents specifically shaped for the veins he treated. Stents specifically shaped for internal jugular veins? Are there data on how these are not prone to the "disastrous" long-term complications (fracture, penetration through vein wall) Dr. Zamboni's colleague/student s...

Hello Rici, I am very much hoping that everything will go well for you.

Reading the letter from the professor I wonder: does he have reason to believe that there is a thrombus in the stent in the left IJV?