Well the sage continues. Saw the vascular surgeon on Tuesday. He still hadn't been able to talk the neurologist and hadn't looked at the MRI or couldn't bring up the results on the computer. Little strange since his secretary could get to it to print off a copy.

Finally, he gets a hold of the neurologist while I am listening. Neurologist says I'm getting plenty of blood to the head and does not recommend stenting. Then this doc goes into spiel again about study saying it has no effect on woman. I keep asking the same question over and over 'what happens if left gets blocked? Will you be able to stent it if right is 100% blocked? and he keeps ignoring it.

Now he tells me that stents tend to block again in 6 months in patients that have had radiation so he doesn't want to start the scenario. I had asked this question June 24, and got a NO PROBLEM. If it blocks again, we just put in another stent. He still hasn't answered me on the left side question.

So I ask if we can schedule the legs for end of August, he says NO and DEMANDS that I go to another hospital for yet a third opinion on the carotid before he will schedule legs. He doesn't think that not being able to walk two blocks is any big deal. My carotid which he REFUSES to stent is a BIG deal.

I ask the question about the left side as he is walking out the door and he finally gives me an answer of YES, they will be able to stent left if right is 100% blocked. That's a relief. I'm now finally comfortable, not not completely happy with not stenting it.

So I now have an appt on Aug 16 with supposedly one of the top cardio guys in Phila at Hahnemann. I don't know what I'm going to do if this guy says he thinks the right carotid needs have stent, get a fourth opinion. I'll about to outdo David. Maybe this new guy will at least explain to me what the MRI says.

We will see what happens next.

Take care,
Eileen