Blood Flow Issues in Femoral Arteries Again

[MTT]

iliac branch prosthesis, bilateral iliac stents.
They are also going to repair a minor aneurysm in my aorta "Bonus repair"

I am currently checked into Veterans Guest House for the night, so I don't have to worry about getting to the hospital @06::00 tomorrow. Hospital is across the street.

They told me their might be two surgeons working on me. They told me the procedures were going to take approximately 6 hours.
After surgery I will be admitted to the hospital for a couple of days.

Anyway, a bit nervous but glad I'm being taken care of. The pain when I try to walk a short distance is mind numbing. It's been getting worse and worse the past few months.

Wish me luck?

[mcski]

Good luck, dude

[Core Shot]

Ouch
You are an asshole. But so am I.
Best wishes on the surgery. Hope it helps.

[Meadow Skipper]

Good luck dude!!

And…yay?

[m2711c]

I hope things go well for you, MTT... lets us know how it went.


fact.

[old goat]

Sounds like maybe an aorto femoral bypass? Done open--with incisions in the belly and groins? If so, the aneurysm isn't so much a bonus as you can't really sew to even a small aneurysm. I would assume 2 surgeons if I'm right about the case. Wait until the whole body shave starts to grow back. Lots of fun. Best of luck.

[MTT]

I'm home.
The experience was a lot to process.
I thank them for saving my life. They may or may not have fixed the issue that I was complaining about. The steady loss of mobility due to extreme pain and loss of my right calf muscles.

That's still there post op. But now that there is a stronger blood flow, it might heal.
What the surgeon drove home was that my Aorta right above the split was 95% blocked. I was dangerously close to that becoming completely blocked.
She said I didn't have the time to look down stream from there. TBD - next month

Honestly i'm a bit concerned about what life going forward looks like for me.
Things always seem to work out.
I'm home in bed watching TV. i'm 4 hours into an oxy pill. NUMB

So life is good at the moment/

The ICU nurses were complimenting the surgeon on how nice and tiny the TWO incisions in my groin area. - They were looking for a third

[Meadow Skipper]

GWS

[m2711c]

I’m glad to hear you made it through the operation without a problem. Hope you’re able to heal up in time to get back on the slopes this year.

[old goat]

So sounds like not open surgery--they stented your aorta? Hope it does the job.