Six weeks ago, I was in the hospital for a few days recovering from a Carotid Endarterectomy where my 98% blocked artery was cleaned out. Having dodged an extremely high risk of the stoke bullet, I was just relieved to be around. I have slowly resumed my fanatical golf regime, and at age 79, my second hole in one is icing on the cake. I called my vascular surgeon, and suggested he included increased odds of a hole in one as a potential benefit of the operation.