Well, the results are in from my trip to the cardiologist.
They found 93% blockage in yet another coronary artery
so I'm going into hospital tomorrow for angioplasty. It's
a quick and relatively painless procedure, where they
insert a catheter into my femoral artery and work it up to
the heart. Then they inject a radio-opaque dye to light
everything up so they can place the stent exactly. The
stent is basically a tube made of titanium that they can
insert at the blockage, then expand to open up the
clogged bit. The risks are slight and I'll be home by
Monday. Then comes the painful part, recovery. Where
they entered the femoral artery they made a thumb-sized
hole which now has to heal up and until it does, things
like walking, climbing stairs and the like isn't going to
be much fun. Oh well, I've been through this before, this
will be stent #6 and it sure beats the hell out of getting
a coronary bypass which is the alternative.