Tuesday, February 12, 2008
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My 72 year-old maternal grandmother was admitted to SGH last Thursday. She suffers from angina and has been on medication for years. Upon probing the doctors found 2 out 3 of her coronary arteries are completely blocked with the other one 90% blocked.
She refused to be probed but relented when a fellow patient said that the probing would not hurt. The doctor recommends coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) as the second option. It took another period of coaxing to convince her to sign the papers to allow the procedure.
She would not relent to the coaxing of her son and daughters. Alhamdulillah she relented after one of her niece coaxed her. Mum says that by not relenting to her son and daughters was her way of showing that she's manja towards them. The way I see it, she's just putting on a silent tantrum to mask the fear of uncertainty and calling out for more attention from her loved ones. Just like when a child throws a tantrum, she just wants more attention.
She's opting for the PCI procedure which is not surgical. The doctor will insert stents to widen the passage of the arteries. The stents will be locked in place by inflating a balloon like apparatus. This will be done by inserting the apparatus with a wire from either an artery from the leg or the hand. This will be done on her left anterior descending(LAD) and right coronary artery(RCA).
I did some reading up and feel cautiously optimistic of the procedure which will be done either tomorrow or the day after depending on her condition. All we can do now is to give doa that Allah will make the procedure a success and for her speedy recovery. Amin.
She refused to be probed but relented when a fellow patient said that the probing would not hurt. The doctor recommends coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) as the second option. It took another period of coaxing to convince her to sign the papers to allow the procedure.
She would not relent to the coaxing of her son and daughters. Alhamdulillah she relented after one of her niece coaxed her. Mum says that by not relenting to her son and daughters was her way of showing that she's manja towards them. The way I see it, she's just putting on a silent tantrum to mask the fear of uncertainty and calling out for more attention from her loved ones. Just like when a child throws a tantrum, she just wants more attention.
She's opting for the PCI procedure which is not surgical. The doctor will insert stents to widen the passage of the arteries. The stents will be locked in place by inflating a balloon like apparatus. This will be done by inserting the apparatus with a wire from either an artery from the leg or the hand. This will be done on her left anterior descending(LAD) and right coronary artery(RCA).
I did some reading up and feel cautiously optimistic of the procedure which will be done either tomorrow or the day after depending on her condition. All we can do now is to give doa that Allah will make the procedure a success and for her speedy recovery. Amin.
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