Attempting to write on here from Steves phone.
Steve left for the angio at 12:40 PST after a long wait this morning. I guess our insurance finally cleared the procedure.
The Doctor said the CT scan from Friday showed decreased oxygen getting through his left side so unless it's cleared since then it sounds like they'll be going ahead with the stent.
He said regular a diagnostic angio (called an angiograph) could be as quick as a 1/2 hour but if they place a stent it will be a few hours and they will put him fully under for that. Since he's been gone for an hour and 20 minutes now I'm assuming they are stenting.
We asked about the bypass and he said they REALLY don't want to have to do that procedure so it will be a last resort. If they can't reach the clot or if the stent doesn't work, then we'll discuss that later.
Keep your fingers crossed!
The nurse set me up in his recovery room/area so I could have my own personal tv to watch (not that I'm really able to watch anything) but it was still nice.
God bless you both
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