I went into the cath lab yesterday and they did an angioplasty on the vein that was compressed. They gave me a picture that showed before and after they did the balloon and it showed wonderful flow now! I go back in 8 weeks for another CT scan to make sure that this indeed to solve the flow problem. The doctor told me that a stent in this area would be useless because of where it bends so the next step is to put in a new section of vein to replace the damaged area. I hope this works because I really don't want to do the splicing option!