Hey there, Its me,
Im Twin b, my identical twin and I went thru double
bypass surgeries 3 years ago. Laura is doing great
with no problems at all . She had both an STA-mca and an EDAS an both sides because Dr Rose said she needed all the help she could get. She went second, after me. I had an STA-MCA on the left and EDAS on the right which took 8 hours and He admitted would be a really painful recouvery. He was unable to find and vessels that were not affected by moyamoya.
     well, I never really recoverd from this Rt. side. I continued to have symptoms and pain . I  continue to take medication even today. I take topamax for migraines and siezures, effexor for depression etc,and
1 month ago, an angiogram confirmed that the EDAS on my RT side had failed. I am devastated. My neurologist here does not want to try another bypass and just put me on mre drugs. Im sending my films to Dr stienberg as a least resort. Is there anyone out there that shares my story?    Hopeless in Houston

Well Dr. Rose couldnt find an artery godd enough for a direct bypass. So,  he opted for an EDAS an found 2 small ones  an used the flap to help them out. But I just had problems from the beginning. Im 43 years old and my twin and I were living purely on collaterals when we found out by accident. We never had a stroke or any siezures and were completely healthy when I had acar accident that required am MRI/MRA and the rest  went from there. I want to know if anyone has ever had a third bypass?

I had what the doctors called the "flapped" by-pass revascularization surgery in 2003 at the University of Iowa. I had the left side done. I have been stroke free since but would still like to contact Dr. Steiberg to see if I have done everything I can to improve my life and live longer.
Take care, Sharon