<!--quoteo(post=284570:date=Apr 30 2008, 11&#58;18 AM:name=sailingrose)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sailingrose &#064; Apr 30 2008, 11&#58;18 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=284570">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Joey at the moment they are only concerned about the 1 carotid artery (don&#39;t know which one, I forgot to ask) but will do more testing to determine how extensive the trouble. Dad has had soso tests before but this is the worst so far. I&#39;m hoping for the balloon, but we&#39;re not there yet in the process, so we&#39;ll see. He&#39;s in great shape physically for a man of 82&#33; Dad is taking the news OK......<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Rose the fact your Dad is taking all this in well is 96% of the battle ......one carotid artery isn&#39;t that bad when you are considering heart disease as it is... .. don&#39;t get me wrong any heart blockage ain&#39;t good... take for example my dad .... he had up to 65% blockage in both arteries before the Dr finally got him to the hospital for surgery and that came as a result of an emergency situation after one of his &quot;episodes&quot;.. at least your Dad is taking the news well... <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> <br />After the Doctor did the by pass which ended up as being a 5 (quintuples) is it ?? instead of the projected 3 because the plaque and blockage was worse then first thought .. that was in the late 1970&#39;s i guess... and even after surgery and recovery he went back to work and continued to do so up until he died really...in 1995<br /><br />Just imagine the technology and strides medicine has made in the areas of heart and Circulatory systems just since my dad has his surgery... the balloon wasn&#39;t even an option for my dad because the blockage was so bad...<br /><br />I know you do your research  and I am sure you have it .. just in case <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000" target="_blank">http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jht...ntifier=1200000</a><br /><br />Hugs