 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I now have two stents in my right carotid, one right above the other. First one put in 2008, last one June 2010. Both were picked up on an ultrasound with stenosis > 90%. I was totally asymptomatic in 2008 and had very mild symptoms in 2010 which actually are probably my arhythmia rather than carotid since I still occasionally feel like I am passing out. Cardiac Doc picked it up on my routine 6 mo check up. No one was more surprised than me. Put me in the hosptial for surgery 2 days later. I have had no complications from the surgery. If he has had a ND, it is my understanding they will have to do a stent rather than surgery. This is easy in comparison to what we have been through.
Take care,
Eileen
----------------------
Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
| 
