[PPRAANet] Fw: Wes' Stint Procedure

[Dean Buckhouse]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sid White" <sidwhite at att.net>
To: <sidwhite at att.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:13 PM
Subject: Wes' Stint Procedure


> All...
>
> Carol called just after 2:00PM and said that Wes came through the Stint
> procedure for the partially blocked carotid artery with flying colors. 
> He's
> had dinner and is resting well.  Lots of answered prayers!  Carol's email
> concerning this complication follows this message.
>
> 73,
>
> Sid, K4ARM
>
> ************
>
> All -
>     The best laid plans of mice and men.....  It turns out that the 
> carotid
> artery blockage, which is between 75-99%, is a more serious concern than 
> we
> were aware.  The cardiac surgeon was unwilling to perform the planned
> surgery with the blockage present, which apparently increases the risk of 
> a
> major stroke occurring during surgery to an unacceptable level.  The
> vascular surgeon, who would be the one to deal with the carotid blockage,
> said surgery to deal with it wouldn't be possible due to the heart
> condition.
>      Therefore, the originally planned surgery has been cancelled, and
> we're scheduled to have a stint inserted through his groin at 10:00 
> tomorrow
> (Thurs.) morning.  He'll be admitted overnight for observation and 
> released,
> then we're supposed to stick around for a couple of days.  Therefore, 
> we'll
> probably be home by Sunday evening.
>     Due to the medications Wes will have to take for the carotid issue,
> we'll have to wait 6-8 weeks, then return to the Cleveland Clinic and do
> this all over again.  We're not sure why our CS cardiologist didn't catch
> the carotid problem, as that's one of the first things that the 
> cardiologist
> here discovered from a manual examination.  There would have been time to
> put in the stint in the Springs before the scheduled surgery here.
>     There are still risks associated with the stint insertion, so we'd
> still appreciate all your prayers.
>
> Thank you, our friends,
> Wes and Carol
>
>
>