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When is by-pass surgery necessary over a stent in the LAD?
A heart cath indicated that I had a 50%-60% blockage in the LAD artery. The cardiologist recommended a stent. A second opinion indicated by-pass surgery over the stent. Which is the most acceptable at this point?
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It sounds like you have done your homework and made a good decision for yourself, @normanturner525 .
Have you ever had any type of procedures before? How do you prepare?
I have a calcium score of 1160, is it risky for an 8 hrs travel? I am afraid of stent because my friend had failed kydneys affected by many meds taken after stent. He is now having regular dialysis. Any helping comments will be appreciated. Thanks
Hi @ssarevalo . Welcome to Connect!
This is my totally non-medical opinion…if you did just get this test and you are concerned about driving, please call your doctor and ask them. A high calcium score by itself will not make a difference, but certainly it depends on your overall health and what symptoms you have going on.
Test results like your high calcium score can be super stressful, particularly when they are the first piece of information gathered to provide a picture of your overall cardiovascular health. Your score is high and most definately, you will benefit from following up with a cardiologist. I imagine their recommendations will be to do further testing to understand your unique risk.
Here is a summary of the a calcium score test, what it means and what follow up looks like: https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/coronary-calcium-scan
I went to the homepage a typed “calcium score test” in the box at the top. Here is discussion with others that also have high scores like yours: https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/coronary-calcium-scan
What prompted you to get a calcium scan, were you having symptoms?
Do you have any symptoms?
Janell, my closest procedure to this was in August of 2019. I had a 3 stage neck surgery. It, like I expect this to be, was no fun in the recovery. But, I did get over it and I expect to recover from this, but it will take so long and have some things I need to do and some I want to do. However, it is what it is.