Very good explanation. I also had a stent placed last year. My stent was placed in a section with branch and some blood flows across the stent wall (not from one end to another) to the branch. I wonder if it is a normal practice to do this way because if the junction is clogged (the stent wall is "sealed:"), there seems nothing that can be done in future (you can't cut a hole on the stent).
They are quite thin and you get used to them. The ramifications of not wearing gloves so far outweigh the slight loss in sensitivity you lose in your fingers.
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Get into an RT school and cross-train into the cath lab (my path).@@rajeshbandi3356 2nd option (more direct) Get into an RCIS program and train to become a cath lab tech Main pro of option 1: More career flexibility. You'll be able to make the switch between the cath lab and Interventional radiology rather easily. The big downside: Takes more time, unless you can do what I did and get into the cath lab while you're still in RT school (extremely rare. You have to find a very flexible/understanding program) Main pro of option 2: You can jump into this career quicker. The big downside: You are slightly more limited in terms of career progression + some states prefer RT over RCIS. However, given the current state of the job market, experience will be valued over a simple piece of paper
