Coronary Angiogram

I'm due to go into have this on Wednesday. Very relieved, slightly nervous... more than slightly when I think about it too much. The hospital have decided to do a two in one so to speak, if they find it's a blocked artery they will put in a stent whilst I'm there so I'm taking blood thinning tablets the day before - 8 tablets on top of the 5 taken already (beta blockers etc). That'll sort breakfast out. I don't like taking tablets normally but I'll be so grateful to find out what's causing my chest pain and I'm also lucky in the sense that Isorobide Mononitrate works for me. The headaches have completely gone. The only chest niggles I get are when I wake up and move in the morning before taking my tablets but I've not had to use the GTN.

The hospital have talked me through everything, it's been a long wait for this but the information and organisation now its here has been really good. So I'm hoping all goes well. I do keep thinking what happens if I my body decides to sneeze or anything daft like that (I have rhinitis following small operation to stop nosebleeds a few years ago). I don't sneeze to often, it's just the anxious side of me coming out to play.

I just want Wednesday to be here now and gone so I have answers as to what I'm dealing with. My diets already changed, step count up (although I had been jogging before December's trip to hospital - I just kept thinking I was unfit). Half marathon in 2015 to how I am today. My chocolate intake had been pretty monsterous in the past, but I wasn't diabetic. All the same that's also changed.

Whatever I can do I'll do it, I just need to know what I'm up against. So regardless of my nerves roll on Wednesday.

[Plum53]

Hi hope all goes well on Wednesday, I have had an angiogram and found it was nothing to worry about going to the dentist for a filling was worse. I had this done at Brookfield Hospital in Essex in November 2016. They found a 80% blockage in the Lad but decided to treat with medication . I wonder if I had it done at Basildon they would have put a stent in. ( they are local heart hospital)

At least with you it can all be over in the one visit if they need to stent so try not to worry. My brother had stent fitted 2013 and is back to doing everything he did before. Wishing you well.. let us know how you get on x

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Thank you 🤗

[080311]

Morning SloopyLJ

Can understand your apprehension about your angiogram, but it is really ok, I found it a bit like being on the deck of the Star Ship Enterprise! Lots of screens to look at, and my cardiologist behind a very fetching outfit! I had been given a sedative so if they had said we are now going to take your head off I would probably have nodded 😂

Remember they say an angiogram is the gold standard to finding out what is wrong with our heart.

Good luck take care

Pauline

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Pauline that made me laugh out loud 😂, thank you! xx

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I was in hospital when I had my angiogram so was taken back to the ward where my husband was waiting ( afternoon visiting) and my brother phoned he lives in the USA he gave me the phone but had to take it off me as I was talking a load of rubbish my brother thought I had been out for a drink 😂What ever they gave me it was good stuff!

Pauline

[EmmyLaury12]

Good luck Wednesday !

You’ll be fine .

I was very nervous April last year after HA 1 stent but the procedure was ok wonderful kind staff and before I knew it I had a stent in my RCA.

They saved my life I am sure you will be in excellent hands take care xx

[kingsnorth]

Good luck let me knows how it goes.