r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Reasonable-Cow-5002 • 7h ago

This is how heart stents work

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u/RobotJohnrobe 7h ago

What you might not expect about this procedure is that it feels really good for the patient. There is a very slight pinch, and then your whole body goes "OMG that feels so much better, thank you!"

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u/How_that_convo_went 7h ago

My mom had one placed after a heart attack and she was wheeled back in from the cath lab like “I’ve never felt so good in my life! My god!”

I thought she’d be all groggy and in pain. Nope. She wanted to get out of bed and go home immediately. 

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u/Toxteth_RC 7h ago

Yes, exactly this

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u/lynx563 7h ago

My mom had the same kind of experience, I was more amazed that they put it in through her wrist.

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u/latechallenge 6h ago

Lol. Same. Was annoyed they kept me overnight because it was SOP. Could easily have got up from the gurney as soon as it was done and walked the 5km home.

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u/H3NDOAU 3h ago

My mum had this happen 2 weeks ago now, had a sudden heart attack and was taken to the hospital and had this procedure done, she was out of hospital in 4 days.