Needing advice

[Tonyhope]

Has anyone else ever had a angiogram? I had one yesterday an the doctor stated my arteries was clear,but I read on the risks and complications that got my mind racing

[Jeff1943]

I could understand your concern if you were about to have an angiogram but you have had your angiogram and you've been told your arteries are patent.

Most people would be jumping up and down with joy because 1. the procedure is over and 2. your arteries are unblocked allowing the blood to bring life-giving oxygen to your heart.

[Tonyhope in reply to Jeff1943]

Your right,but I still feel there is something wrong with my heart cause I get this strange uncomfortable feeling in my chest an also it feels like I'm bout to pass out

[flaxxy703]

yes i had the angiogram, echocardiogram and the nuclear stress test. final result i didn't have a coronary heart event.

[Tonyhope in reply to flaxxy703]

Do you feel those test are accurate

[flaxxy703 in reply to Tonyhope]

i sure hope so

[Tonyhope in reply to flaxxy703]

The reason I asked is due to the fact I feel I still have cardiac issues,i get short of breath while walking an also I get this strange uncomfortable feeling in my chest

[Indigojoe in reply to Tonyhope]

The term, that can be used when you speak with your doctor is " Please cast a wide net and see what you can find, for me, as something is just not right."

Gain back your authority over your self. Follow this through with your trusted doctor until you understand that you are well, or that the cause of the discomfort is found.

All the best!

[Tonyhope in reply to Indigojoe]

OK your right,thanks

[Jeff1943 in reply to Tonyhope]

Tonyhope, during and angiogram the surgeon actually sees the condition of your main arteries leading to the heart. So those tests couldn't be more accurate.

If you feel strongly there is still something wrong with your heart then do go back and discuss it with your doctor, even a simple ECG tells a lot. Have you had an ECG?

If you've had an ECG and an angiogram I would say your heart is 100%.

But if it's health anxiety you probably won't accept what even the world's top heart specialist tells you. You will think he's 'missed something'. This isn't your fault, it's the nature of people experiencing anxiety disorder.

I'm no healthcare professional but I know that anxiety disorder can cause tension in the chest muscles, this is quite common. Possibly this is what you're experiencing. And I note you feel like you're 'about' to pass out but never actually succeed in passing out.

So with the absence of any bad news from the medicos, it's all sounding suspiciously like anxiety to me.

[Tonyhope in reply to Jeff1943]

Well my angiogram was normal,but my ekg has always been abnormal,its strange to me that my EKG Always shows I'm having a heart attack,but all the blood work is normal

[mrmonk in reply to Tonyhope]

Was there something specific on the EKGs to indicate a heart attack? I ask because an interpretative EKG reading will come up as abnormal when it finds something like sinus tachycardia, which can be caused by a lot of things.

[Tonyhope in reply to mrmonk]

I was told I have a irregular heartbeat. And that's my normal

[Jeff1943 in reply to Tonyhope]

I don't understand why if your EKG (we call them ECG in England) shows you are having a heart attack they don't take you into hospital immediately and remedy it.

[Tonyhope in reply to Jeff1943]

They do take me into the hospital,but when they run all the other test I'm fine,they stated that's just the way my heart is

[Indigojoe in reply to Tonyhope]

Please clarify with your doctor, what he means when he/she , says, it looks like you are having a heart attack.

[Tonyhope in reply to Indigojoe]

OK I will,

[flaxxy703]

may i ask your age?

[Tonyhope in reply to flaxxy703]

41