My husband had stroke six mints ago and now his doctor wants to do him carotid endarectomy. He says that there is a risk of another and this procedure will be a preventive. I am afraid and worried. He is not young anymore, 62 years. What kind procedure is that?
Carotid enderectomy is a procedure to clean out and open up the narrowed carotid artery. The procedure generally goes like this (shortly): the patient is usually given general anesthesia, although it has been reported that using local anesthetic is just as safe, surgeon scrapes away the plaque on the arterial wall, the artery is sewn back together and blood flow is restored and after that the patient generally stays in the hospital for about two days.Most patients have benefits from this procedure, like improvements in vision, swallowing, speech.
My husband had a stroke a month ago and ended up having a carotid endarectomy on his right side. It actually was the second one on the same side. First one was done in 2000, and went beautifully.
This time, of course there was the stroke, which caused weakness on his left side; but our concern is weakness with his tongue on the right side.(was not there prior to surgery)...
With research I discovered there is damage to his hypoglassal nerve. What I havent found out is if it is permanent or not.
He is yet to have his follow up with the surgeon and his neurologist, which hopefully can clear up this concern.
This time, of course there was the stroke, which caused weakness on his left side; but our concern is weakness with his tongue on the right side.(was not there prior to surgery)...
With research I discovered there is damage to his hypoglassal nerve. What I havent found out is if it is permanent or not.
He is yet to have his follow up with the surgeon and his neurologist, which hopefully can clear up this concern.