Questions

As I sit here waiting to see the dentist with the feeling of dread

Would you get a heart, brain surgery? No matter how terrified/ scared you are? Worried you might not make it? My mom is 63 years old, obese, Smoker, diabetic. She is trying to quit still :(. She just had a angiogram test done few days ago and even for that we were so scared. It took her 3 months to finally agree. Shorty before that she was admitted to hospital for 5 days. She was starting to get heart failure, nausea, difficulty breathing, light headedness. She is on medication to protect against heart attacks.

So we thought they were going to put a stent in the arteries. Angioplasty. I think she has multiple arteries problems like 5. 2 of them is 100%, 1 is 70%, 1 is 85%, 1 is 65% blocked. She feels more comfortable to go for angioplasty than open heart surgery. You’re at most risk for death within 30 days. She’s going to see her surgeon next week to discuss it. I am sure he will say no one can force you but I hope he won’t refuse her for angioplasty. I am sure something is better than nothing. Just wanted to get some opinions. Thank you.