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How long have you had your stents fitted please....???? curious

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MaggieMay

I had one stent fitted in July 2005 following a heart attack. So far, so good!

i had 4 stents + 1 balloon following a massive heart attack in july 2001 ---- had angiogram in 2009 all ok ---i have really worked at keeping my cholesterol down + looking after myself. hope this helps.

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Narooma

Hi

Just become the proud owner of a shiny new titanium stent for just 3 week! Early days.

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Titanium! I'm sooo jealous

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Krivda

I got 4 ordinary stents 2 years ago after a bypass operation and a clot which caused infarction on the second day after the operation, and a month ago - a new drug eluting one, called Orsio.

I haven't stopped taking Plavix because of the stents.

The doctors said that for 2 years my atheroma has increased, although I have not stopped taking Crestor. Took 10 mg, now 20. I wonder how is it possible, so soon. My LDL is 2.5 mmol. It has to be lower than 1.9 mmol. I keep a low fat diet.

I got a gold one 14 years ago (private), followed by 3 stainless steel ones 5/6 years later. Now healthier than ever at 64.

I got two fitted last year 24 April 2012

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Mikky

just got to 6 months, after just the one stainless steel item, no problems so far!

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jillgloucester

Wow,,,thanks to all of you,, ....I find it so interesting and really helpful to hear lots of positive stuff about stents especially from people that actually have them,,,sometimes I just dont realise how many people have them. Thanks once again ,, I will keep reading more and more about and understanding stents and the ways things work ,, meds etc,,, so glad I found this site.....

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rveenen

well the last 2 i had put in was 18 months ago, tge other 3 were from 10 yrs ago.

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heartsave

I had four between 2003 - 2012 the last one is the one that blocked within a few months. In total I managed 10 years before a bypass

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