Does any DUer have a relative, friend, or self, who has had a stent

[babylonsister]

implanted due to heart issues? Thanks!

[Lyric]

1. My Mom has four of them.

[LWolf]

2. My mother. nt

[eleny]

3. a cousin

[etherealtruth]

4. my ex-husband

two in his late 30's

[old guy]

5. Me

Had 2 put in 8 years ago.

[redwitch]

6. Brother.

Angioplasty saved his life I have no doubt.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Me too

[LaydeeBug]

8. My grandmother. nt

[Ecumenist]

9. Yes, an uncle and Grandpa had a couple.

:):hi:

[havocmom]

10. oler brother

Had a couple stents years ago, then bypass about 6 years ago, a couple new stents last summer. Doin great.

[sandnsea]

11. hubby, 2 n/t

[babylonsister]

12. Thank you, everyone. I was kind of making a point,

i.e, Big Dawg shouldn't have to justify his health insurance or costs for needing one, and you helped me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7703660

[MiniMe]

13. My father

[Historic NY]

14. Yes one who had one go bad, she became weak and tired.....

I may need one eventually for a triple A if that the route the Dr's recommend.

[MattBaggins]

15. I have two of them

[glinda]

16. My mother just got one last week and my dad got one six years ago.

[juajen]

17. My late husband had about ten, plus a pacemaker and defrig.

He also had a quadruple by-pass. What do you need to know?

[gleaner]

18. My Brother In Law ....

About three months ago.

[Morning Dew]

19. My mom has two or maybe three.

She has a pacemaker as well.

[SeattleGirl]

20. My brother-in-law, at the age of 34.

He had a heart attack (mild, but still....), and had to have a stent placed. So far, so good, thank The Maker.

[SoCalDem]

21. my husband.. n/t

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

22. Too many friends to count.

[cliffordu]

23. Brother in law had two.

Now he has a quadruple bipass.....

[peggygirl]

24. Yes, two. nt

[bridgit]

25. Yes - 3

[DFW]

26. I had two of them put in 6 years ago

It was in Germany, and the only thing the surgeon said to me in English, after he was done, was "just in time."

I wrote a play-by-play account of what went down on another thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7694808&mesg_id=7697292

[Gore1FL]

27. My dad

appox three months ago.

[rucky]

28. My father-in-law.

They probably saved his life - or at least extended it another 10 years.

[HopeHoops]

29. My F-I-L has four and one was implanted INSIDE another.

I guess the first one was collapsing or something so they threaded a second one inside it. Weird, eh?

[Dappleganger]

30. Father-in-law had three put in 15 years ago. Last night he had another heart attack.

He's doing ok, they're doing testing today but it was not as bad as the one he had the first time. With his family history of heart failure it's amazing that's all the problems he's had. He does take medication, watch his weight and exercises regularly.

[lynne]

31. My Dad had 6 or 7 - some hideous number - they have a good and bad side -

- as they are prone to actually collecting plaque and exasperate the medical condition they are attempting to correct. They look a bit like the slinky toy and its easy for plaque to grab onto them.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

32. My dad died of heart disease in 2008

but he had a few of them and they prolonged his life for many years.

[malaise]

33. Hubby has two

he's doing well.