Just spoke with Dr Fleetwood. He told us that during the coiling/stenting they were not able to restrict all blood flow to the aneurysm but they aren't sure how much blood is still trickling into it. In a couple of weeks while at home he will have a repeat angiogram to check out how the clotting is coming along and see how much blood is in the aneurysm that is fresh since the coiling. Once we know this we will be in a better position to decide on the next step. Our (well dads and the doctors) choices pretty much are to have the aneurysm removed surgically (high risk of bleeding, stroke, death depending on how mug it is clotted) or leave it alone. Depending on how much blood flow there is, leaving it there could have a high chance of second or third bleed. Also he said if it was left and a significant bleed or rupture was to happen it would be very difficult if not impossible to repair. He would also have a high risk of stroke, especially if he doesn't take his plavix (sp?), which is a blood thinner. He said that he isn't convinced that the episode Dad had two weeks ago wasn't more from the infection in his blood than the aneurysm.... I guess that isn't something that is easily pinned down. It was nice for Dad to meet him and for him to have the opportunity to ask a couple of questions.
We haven't heard anything else from the air ambulance.... Just waiting...
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