 [ Symptoms ] how long after getting stitches should it stop having blood appear on the bandaid [ Disease ] generally the the risks of carotid endarterectomy include infection breathing problems high blood pressure nerve damage that could cause serious problems like trouble swallowing bleeding in the brain stroke in my opinion you should keep it the last solution after trying life style modification and losing extra cholesterol and weight walking and stop smoking if you do healthy diet the chances of stroke may decrease after the procedure but if you did not already had a stroke or transiet ischaemic attack you should try conservative first thanks