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Full Metal Jacket
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Full Metal Jacket
by melisa-__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By melissa on December 25, 1998 at 13:20:48:
Per an MSNBC report online Dr. Eric Topol of the Cleveland Clinic suggests that stents are being used to often. I had a spontaneous coronary atery dissection 2 1/2 months ago as i have previously reported to you. The doctor placed 5 stents in the RCA, at the time of my dissection and said everything would be ok not to worry. Well, Tuesday the 22nd i had to go back in and have an 8mm stent added between No. 1 and No. 2 because i had a 70 percent narrowing in that area, so I now have 6 stents in my RCA. Is, this the best course of action, or is my doctor using too many stents? I am concerned about the number of stents i now have, based upon Dr. Eric Topols report. What ar e my future risks and concerns , now that I am referred to as having a full metal jacket in my RCA? Should i maybe be a bypass candidate or will the stents be a long term and permanent treatment for spontaneous RCA dissection?
Also, I am having some wierd temperature fluctuations occuring, as I sit here writing this, my left hand is warm(above or at room temperature), but my right hand is very cold, is this something I should be concerned about? And have you ever heard of this in heart patients?
Sorry so long this time but I am just very concerned and afraid.
Thanks for your time and your response.
Per an MSNBC report online Dr. Eric Topol of the Cleveland Clinic suggests that stents are being used to often. I had a spontaneous coronary atery dissection 2 1/2 months ago as i have previously reported to you. The doctor placed 5 stents in the RCA, at the time of my dissection and said everything would be ok not to worry. Well, Tuesday the 22nd i had to go back in and have an 8mm stent added between No. 1 and No. 2 because i had a 70 percent narrowing in that area, so I now have 6 stents in my RCA. Is, this the best course of action, or is my doctor using too many stents? I am concerned about the number of stents i now have, based upon Dr. Eric Topols report. What ar e my future risks and concerns , now that I am referred to as having a full metal jacket in my RCA? Should i maybe be a bypass candidate or will the stents be a long term and permanent treatment for spontaneous RCA dissection?
Also, I am having some wierd temperature fluctuations occuring, as I sit here writing this, my left hand is warm(above or at room temperature), but my right hand is very cold, is this something I should be concerned about? And have you ever heard of this in heart patients?
Sorry so long this time but I am just very concerned and afraid.
Thanks for your time and your response.
