Today

Clark is so strong-willed. He is an optimistic fighter, a sensitive,wonderful man.
Usually, a catherization takes about 45 minutes I was told, if they are fixing the heart then it can take up to about 2 hours. Clark, took 2 hours and 15 minutes. Dr. V found his right carotid was still only 40% blocked (thank goodness), his Circumflex Artery has two diffused areas about 40 to 50% blocked, the Left Anterior Descending Artery about 70%, the Right Coronary artery was the worse. It had a long diffused area starting at 80%, and further down 90 to 95%. They decided to concentrate on the RCA since it was the worse. The doctor said "we worked hard to get this done", Clark and the doctor were partially successful. They were able to get a Cordis Stent in the upper part, but then a "flap over" occurred. Which, if I understand correctly, a tear happened in the artery and flapped over. So, now the bottom part of the RCA is totally blocked. They are going to try again next Thursday. They normally use about 150 cc of dye during this procedure, but they used 450cc on Clark. They were concerned about his kidneys, but in the end, his creatine level was lower when he left the hospital, then when he went in. Good job....Doctor's, nurse, techs, and Clark. There was a snag though, and that was the doctor who came in the next day, to talk to Clark, to go over what Dr. V had done and what Dr. V wants to do next.
Dr. M should not be a doctor, who has to communicate with patients. This guy we have seen two times, and both times were not good. This time was a disaster. He cannot handle any conflict, nor disagreement from the patient. I think I am going to stop this post for now, but I will be back with other post, about this experience. There are many stories and thoughts to be told and Dr. M is one.....