Carotid artery endarterectomy

Hi, in October 2020 I had shoulder surgery which was very successful, but unfortunately three days later I had a stroke and the stroke left me with a red amazon swoosh in my left die. I was very lucky that was the episode. I took expert advice from my optician. They referred me to an ophthalmic consultant. He in turn referred me to a cardiologist to try and identify where the plaque had come from that broke off and went into my eye. After many tests and really good discussion and advice, he referred me to a vascular surgeon. And again, after different conversations with one vascular surgeon, I found another vascular surgeon who I immediately felt more comfortable and I appreciated the conversation and the advice. The result of that was I had an operation on my carotid artery on the left side and it's a carotid artery endarterectomy, not easy to say, very successful. That was in January, we're now in July. My whole outlook has changed on my life. I feel much more in control. I've lost 15 kilo in weight, healthier. And whilst this was a scary event, I'm a very lucky person, very lucky person. And I appreciate all the help and advice that I got. And I think that help and advice was from professionals and from friends and from people who've been through a similar thing to me. And I think having communities where you can share your story and listen and gain insight from other people enables you to make the right decision for you to take control of the situation that can rapidly get out of control. I feel much better for it. And I would advise everybody else to do the same.