Lorraine
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I just spent yesterday morning at the hospital where my Step Mother was having an angiogram. She had been problems for the last year with excrusiating pains in her legs whenever she walked. The had given her steriod shots, had her change her diet, told her to walk more to try and keep the circulation going. To no avail, her legs were getting worse. The cardio had to go through her arm instead of near the groin in her leg, yesterday because they had already done numerous tests and believed her arteries in both legs, were blocked from where they seperate right above the groin. THe cardio came out and talked to me and one of her daughters after the procedure was over. He showed us the xrays and it looked pretty bad. He showed us where the dye stopped and couldn't get though down below. Infact when the nusre was prepping her she was trying to get her pulse by her ankles) there was none. She tried behind the knee and only got a very faint one behind the left knee. Anyway, he said he hasn't seen a blockage like this in 20 to 30 years. He aid she would have to have bypass surgery to correct it and we should call Friday to set up the operation. My sister and I had the understanding he would be coming to the room to explain to our Mother what was happening. My step sister called two of our other sister to come up there, so they could hear first hand what he had to say. He never came. When we talked to the nurse she said she could just as easily explain what was going to happen, which she did know the basics, but she hadn't seen the xrays what what the doctor told us. He had mentioned that Mom legs had created their own tiny vessles to try and filter blood down to the legs. Now I don't know if that can happen, but anyway, he said they would have to try attach to one of those arteries and bypass the mass that was blocked. He didn't have a great prognosis about it. We all decided yeasterday that the four of us need to have a consultation with the cardio, not just rush into an operation without the facts.
My question, is has anyone on our site had this done? All my sisters realize what incite I get from VR.com and would welcome any feedback. I wasn't there for all the other tests because I have to work. I just happen to be on jury duty and didn't have to report back again until 1:00pm yesterday. My sister was greatful I was there. He did say because it was so bad, he couldn't put stents in.
My family would appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thanks!
My question, is has anyone on our site had this done? All my sisters realize what incite I get from VR.com and would welcome any feedback. I wasn't there for all the other tests because I have to work. I just happen to be on jury duty and didn't have to report back again until 1:00pm yesterday. My sister was greatful I was there. He did say because it was so bad, he couldn't put stents in.
My family would appreciate any help anyone can provide. Thanks!