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Title: Off Topic, personal question........... Post by: tnflower on January 05, 2012, 03:29:32 EST Has anyone ever had an angiogram? Does it hurt? :eek:
Title: Re: Off Topic, personal question........... Post by: midtnvol on January 05, 2012, 03:57:35 EST It's not too bad. You can feel the dye flowing through the veins and it's a little warm but not uncomfortable. If you have a good doctor that will explain what's going on, it's rather fascinating. I hope to never have one again but I wouldn't dread it by any means. You will be fine. Good luck and I hope everything is OK in there. :thumbup:
Title: Re: Off Topic, personal question........... Post by: GreggO on January 05, 2012, 07:14:27 EST Has anyone ever had an angiogram? Does it hurt? :eek: Oh, good Lord. You are talkeing to the king of angiograms and stents since I got my blood disorder! Piece of cake, Iris. They always knock me out. Of course, my history is that I've witnessed a few other's tests over the years and when I asked the doc to show/explain my first one, I wanted to argue. Konk! He nodded at the nurse and I was out like a light. They strip you down to nothing and shave half your crotch if going in the femoral artery, the first choice. Parkwest piles the blankets heated in the oven to keep you warm. Really, it is nothing to get worked up about because I have actually administered stress tests to folks while they were having the angiograms. It is a very safe procedure that is well mastered by the medical community and so the test itself is nothing for you to worry about. The biggest fear-factor is that of the unknown; not the test, but the results. I haven't come out of the 3,4 or so without stents, but I have clotting issues that you don't have. The docs have to do all this on me while I'm on Plavix, a blood thinner (whoopee). Granted, I feel your apprehension, but this thing is so routine nowadays it's like a tonsilectomy only more expensive. If you wish, they will konk you out. If you like, they will let you watch the "radar" screen as they work. They automatically konk me out so I won't say, "Hell, doesn't look like an 85% blockage to me!" (Again) Call or PM me if you want any more specifics, hon. Gregg Title: Re: Off Topic, personal question........... Post by: EmerilVOL on January 05, 2012, 02:28:58 EST Has anyone ever had an angiogram? Does it hurt? :eek: It is better than a colonoscopy because you dont have to take all that stuff to make yourself a walking firehose of waste removal. Title: Re: Off Topic, personal question........... Post by: tnflower on January 05, 2012, 02:42:03 EST Quote It is better than a colonoscopy because you dont have to take all that stuff to make yourself a walking firehose of waste removal. :bowrofl: :dielaughing: Thanks for the info. What can I say......I'm just a scaredy cat. :nod: |