Originally Posted by shengggmd

Ask him the following
1 how do you do the surgery through arm pit or above the collar bone
2 do you recostruct the vein
3 if the vein is not rebuilt then do I need to be on coumadin for ever.
4 do you ever stent the vein, if the answer is yes I would really question how good he is
Because that is not recommended.
5 what are chances for nerve injury during my operation.
6 is he going to open the subclavian veinbfirst before surgery
If he doesnt open the subclavian vein I would question his management as that is against
The recommendations by the experts in the field.
Good luck to you. I hope that helps. Dont be bashful ask him all the questions
You deserve to know as it is your health.