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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Thanks, I couldn't think of what that was called. I wanted to say a "grommet" it's like a grommet a 'sheath" they guide the catheter tube and wire into your arteries through it then seal it when they finish like a cork in a bottle. The catheter assembly is like a scientific roto rooter and you can feel the damn thing sliding around as they work. They gave me a Demerol drip IV -- no fun at all. |
They used some kind of twilight drug on me. Wasn?t Demerol though. Only thing I really felt was the balloon pressure when it was inflated. The twilight drug works pretty good on me, I don?t remember much at all except them telling me to hold my breath when they inject the contrast, and the balloon inflation.
I?ve had 3 peripheral angioplasty surgeries and 1 by-pass in the last year and half. Probably will need more PA soon. I think my body is rejecting the stints and blood is clotting at them. I do ok for a month after surgery then my legs start getting blocked again and they have to go back in the same area to clean it out.