i have some blockages in my carotid arterys and will probady have to be operated on in the future, could someone who has had this surgery tell me how it went for them. is this a very dangerious operation? did you recovery. fast or slow was it awful painful afterwards..was it and awful thing to have to go threw? any suggestion or commment would be appricated.. I had the right side of my neck done 8 years ago. Of course it wasn't a fun event but everything went fine. I go for yearly scans and it's still good. Just be careful after the surgery not to lift heavy objects for awhile. Don't want to re-open the stitched arteries. Ask your dr. but I put pure vitamin e oil on the incision to help prevent scaring. good luck, you will be fine. In the hands of an experienced vascular surgeon, it's a safe operation. While there's a 2-3% risk of stroke, that's less than the risk of stroke if you DON'T get the surgery.
In most cases, the patient goes home the next day. There is usually minimal pain. The most common problem is numbness along the incision. It usually disappears within 3 months. Most patients say that the whole experience is not nearly as bad as they expected. | 