Carotid Artery Surgery??

[tyellas]

Yesterday the phone rang exceptionally early. I grabbed it in a state of expatriate freak-out, expecting news of a car accident or something. It was my mother, who's usually excellent about this sort of thing. Turns out that she is going to be having carotid artery-clearing surgery in the very near future. Her carotid arteries are 90% occluded, and

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[teaforme]

My dad had surgery for this a few years before he died (his death had nothing at all to do with it, btw). It was successful and uneventful if I remember correctly.

His carotid artery was something like 95% blocked, and he had no symptoms, I think they discovered it during some routine exam. The docs were astonished, and I think a few of the older men in my family had themselves checked out after that, just to be sure.

[tyellas]

My mom is exactly the same - no symptoms, diagnosed during an exam, everyone shocked she'd been OK so far. Hopefully her outcome will be as good.

[tyellas]

Whew! Thanks!

I remember, growing up, a living room lined with every Agatha Christie...

[usuakari]

Are you searching under 'carotid artery surgery', or 'carotid endarterectomy'?

The first a two hits on a Google search for the second term (Wikipedia and National Institutes of Health) seemed pretty reasonable to me on the process, indications, and risks.

I've transported a few people who were a couple of days post-surgery over the years. In each case they appeared to be recovering fine, with little in the way of side-effects I could observe or they were willing to tell me about. Mind you, I wouldn't have been transporting those patients who had experienced complications that soon after the endarterectomy either.

Good luck to your Mum.

[tyellas]

I was searching on the first term, with some overlap into the second. Thank you!

[oracne]

Am pondering gentle mysteries but mostly I like ones with murders.

Maybe some of these posts will help? It's the "traditional and cozy" topic - http://www.criminalelement.com/categories/traditional-mystery-classic-golden-age-cozy-cozies-amateur-sleuth

[tyellas]

Ah-HAH! It's the motherlode! "Pet Crimes" looks like just the thing.

[oracne]

Score!!!

[gilraen_surion]

Nothing much to offer but a hug and support.
As far as the surgery is concerned it is pretty routine these days. Something great when you are looking at statistics, slightly unhelpful when it is your own mother. At least that is how we experienced it recently with FIL's run of the mill surgery :-)

Mystery without a murder. Strangely enough Jane Eyre, and Rebecca come to mind. Even Wuthering Heights could qualify.

[tyellas]

As far as the surgery is concerned it is pretty routine these days. Something great when you are looking at statistics, slightly unhelpful when it is your own mother.

Exactly, thank you so much.