Natalie, you are one brave soul! (((( HUG )))) You are in my prayers.

Last year I had an angeogram, so I had the opportunity to see the blood vessels in my chest as they did their job. One of the things that sort of surprised me was just how much these vessels jump, twist, and bop around with every beat of the heart.

I know that all blood vessels don’t do that, but in the high-pressure areas, such as in the chest, neck and head, I’ll bet there’s a whole lot of flexing going on. So I can see how a stent could easily add to the ware and tare of the vein tissues.

Also, did anybody notice the Venograms sometimes showed what looked like extended sections of the vein that looked partially flattened and having an almost twisted look to them? How long a stent would be needed to keep something like that open?

Perhaps they will consider taking a vein from, say, your side and using it to replace the flattened sections. Anywayz, I’m just spit-balling here. I don’t want to be the first on my block to have a procedure, but I don’t want to be last in line, either.