I had a cath about 10 yrs ago. this is kind of what worries me. the dr that did it said I would need a bypass in about 5 yrs. well that should have been 5 yrs ago! so it does worry me big time. I hated the cath though. it hurt like crazy! I only had to stay a couple of hours so that wasn't too bad. it only hurt when he made the cut though but heck that was enough lol. thanks hon. I may be coming to ask you questions lol