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Hello Dr. S

My thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by Sandy.

When you have had to use stents; have you noticed a difference in how the vein heals if you have had to use a stent during initial treatment vs a stent placed after a vein has healed between venoplasties?

Thanks

thrombosis hose work in the same kind of way. Mine were $32.00 and they were required after the by-pass surgery. Thigh high and hard to put on, but it gets blood moving to your heart. Raising your feet above your heart when you lay down works well also.

I am still here reading and I do have a question for Dr.Sclafani but must figure out the wording.

That's so great to hear. My GP is the one who is most supportive as well. I'm glad you are doing so well, it is all about blood flow.

Glad to hear you have had an MRI, was it your GP who ordered it? I'm doing alright, the swelling in my neck has pretty much gone away, and the scar from the surgery is fading. The follow-up with the ENT specialists was good, he felt everything was healing the way it should and has ordered an U/S to ...

thanks, it really was a bad situation and anyyone who considers this surgery must have some real follow-up once they are home.

I had a bypass and initially it seemed successful. I live in Canada and had problems one week after surgery with Coumadin. The incision/by-pass was oozing and I had an INR that peaked at 11.8. This resulted in a hospitl stay of 5 days to ensure my trachea was back in place, it was pushed over by 2 c...

My GP runs blood work monthly to ensure my levels are fine (I think it's the electrolites). It's important to make sure your blood pressure is alright. One other issue is that your body can get used to the amount of drug and you might have to increase the dosage.

Dr.Arata recommended Diamox to help with pressure in my brain. He was not able to open my lijv and the rijv is only open approx 20%. Diamox helps me sleep better at night and I dream. It has helped with mood and with waking during the night. This has been one of the more helpful medications.

deirdrec - so glad to hear that you are doing so well . Enjoy the weather!

Isn't proper blood flow a wonderful thing, funny how some Dr's just don't seem to get it.

Thanks 1eye, I will post about how the procedure went and some of the changes that hopefully will happen.
This thread might become x-rated; instead of fifty shades of grey it will be fifty shades of red.

Thank you Cece, I'm hoping for the best as well. Dare I say...

For a minute I thought it was the infamous Dr. Rose Cardiologist.

There are a lot of statements (using the words permanent, only, etc) made by patients of many different treatment modes. A Dr or organization cannot be held accountable for what others are saying. Excel seems to be doing their best to eliminate the phrase and I don't think it's necessary to beat a d...