Does anyone have experience receiving flow devise along with previous coils? Had coils put in 2003, now need flow devise as annie is opening at base. Thanks for infor.
HI Rebecca,
my rupture was on february,2009 and I received the Coils.
in january 2010 I received the PED, pipeline.
I had several check up and everyfhing seems fine.
good luck from Italy.
giovanni
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Hey Rebecca, I too had coils placed in my ruptured annie in Oct 2011 and went back for my follow up angiogram April 2012 and was told my coils had compacted and that I would need a stent to help hold my coils in place. Not only did he place 2 more coils in but he place the stent above the annies widening area to keep coils from compacting again. I will be going for my follow up angiogram in Oct 2012 to see if everything is in place as it should be.:o) I have been on plavix 75mg once a day and 325mg Aspirin a day to keep my blood thin enough to make sure that my brain excepts the new device in it (stent). I think I will be taken Aspirin for the rest of my life maybe an 81 mg instead of 325mg that 325mg can cause bleeding in the stomach~so if you have to take it make sure you eat something with it. I hope I helped a little bit.
God Bless and Keep you in my prayers!!!
Tiffany
Thank you for your feedback. I was on the Plavix and aspirin before the coils and will start again on Monday. Am a little nervous about the pipeline from what I am reading. My doctor is saying little before he gets in there to assess. By that time I will out and they will decide for me. Also, with coils they can usually tell right away if it was successful. I am not looking forward to wondering if things are going okay for 6 months. I have no to time off at work as took a vaca in the end of June (before I knew it was getting bigger). So am having procedure on Friday and going to go back to work on Monday. Not sure about how this will go. Took 2 weeks off after coils in 2003.
Hi Rebecca… Did you have just coils or did they put a conventional stent (neuroform stent) in there too?.. I am in the same situation as you but having a previous stent in place is supposed to be contraindicated… However… I know that if you only have coils it should be a good option for you… I wish you all the best
Thanks, Naya. Just coils in 2003. I lost partial vision in left eye for several days. Cotton spots. My annie is on left carotid and opthalmic. Coiling was stopped when opthalmic artery was closing off blood to eye. They had been trying to put coils close to that opening. Had to wait a month to do Plavik and resolve vision issue before returning for coils. All was good until now. - opening at base, pipeline on Aug 3.