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The River

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5. Double Femoral Bypass

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 09:43 AM

Jul 2020

back in 2001 at age 50. No stents, just artificial arteries from lower abdomen into both legs. Not a lot of fun but the results were great. I went from being unable to walk a block to riding my bike 100 miles at a time.

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Has anyone had Peripheral Artery Angioplasty & Stent Placement? [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 OP

Not personally but worked as a home health/hospice nurse for over 20 years... flying_wahini Jul 2020 #1

Let Docs know you have no home help. If they keep you in OhNo-Really Jul 2020 #2

I did Timewas Jul 2020 #3

Was it 'day surgery'? left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #4

over night Timewas Jul 2020 #6

Double Femoral Bypass The River Jul 2020 #5

Yup Timewas Jul 2020 #7

" I went from being unable to walk a block to riding my bike 100 miles at a time. " mitch96 Jul 2020 #10

Stents Clog Over Time The River Jul 2020 #14

Diabetic husband had it done about 4 years ago. No problems patricia92243 Jul 2020 #8

My sister had one two months ago kimbutgar Jul 2020 #9

"She was in the hospital for 6 days ...' left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #11

She's diabetic also and they wanted her to have it sooner but because of Covid they put it off kimbutgar Jul 2020 #12

She's diabetic also left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #13