I am so glad for you (and hubby) Dianne and hope it all continues well. Dee
-------Original Message------- From: Dianne France Date: 19/06/2008 12:32:22 To: silver-list Subject: CS>by pass surgery & recovery Dear Group My husband finally had all his testing done and it turned out he did have a 95% blockage in the aorta but they couldn't use a stint because it was at a three way juncture. He had open heart done Tuesday and they did a two way by pass using a vein from him arm and one from his chest. They didn't want to use the veins in his legs due to vericose veins. What I don't understand is looking at the pictures they took during the heart cath you could clearly see the blockage and he has very large arteries but no other artery showed any problems or plaque. Why would a severe blockage happen in just one spot? Could there have been a defect in this area to cause it? He is looking great and the nurses and surgeon are very impressed with his recovery so far. He had the by pass done Tuesday morning and they moved him last night from a credical care area to a step down. I couldn't stay with him when he was in credical care we could only visit half hour time frames four times a day. Since he will be in a private room now I probably will be staying with him until he is released to help him in case nurses aren't available.
