Eileen, I certainly don't have medical advice, but as far as the carotid goes, I think that the primary danger of stenting those is the chance of having plaque break loose. It sounds like you don't have a plaque problem, but stenosis due to radiation, so the procedure should be much safer in that case.

Nonetheless, I can imagine your anxiety. At least, as you said, it's NOT cancer! How nice, for a change!

Keep us posted.

XO--Colleen

Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!