 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | A young friend who was in a horrific car accident - broadsided by a lumber truck - had a stent implanted to control damage without having to do open heart procedures (and break MORE bones in the process). It may well have saved his life. I hope your dad's goes just as smoothly - they've really gotten good at inserting those things.
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
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