Angioplasty

[HarryJ81]

So got two calls from the NHS today - 1 setting my telephone appointment with the cardiologist next week and the 2nd setting my appointment for the procedure the week after.

I’m concerned they’ve contacted me quickly because my heart is in more trouble than I’d care to imagine…

I know the risk of serious harm is like less than 1%, but someone has to make up that stat and I’m very scared it’ll be me.

Anyway, here’s hoping for a steady hand…

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I would be positive, given the current state of the NHS, in that you have been offered a something in the very near future to treat whatever condition you may have. Embrace your opportunity with optimism. 👍

[MummaSoap]

Hi HarryJ

Fear is natural when faced with a medical procedure, especially if it’s presented sooner than you had mentally prepared yourself for it to.

The reason you’ve secured a place so soon might be due to a cancellation and you might’ve been the first person on their list who said that they could do that day - everything happens for a reason and perhaps yours is so that you can focus on your recovery and start feeling better 🙂

Try to think positively, yes there’s a 1% chance but what if you fall into the 99%? Believe in yourself and your medical team; they’ve got this and so do you!

Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes

Soap 🧼

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Dear You

The problem with stats is someone had to be on the bad side for them to register as a stat.

At 1% you have to think of the other 99% that made it happen.

You may have been lucky and have fallen into a quiet period of your hospitals schedule .

Try if possible to think as positive as you can, it will help your journey move along.

I will tell you that although not pleasant the procedure is fascinating and will be able to give them { along with other tests } the best inside to your illness and how they can progress in helping you.

Its time to get better and continue your life in the best capacity as possible not just for you but for your loved ones as well.

Take care and please keep us informed.

[MarmiteB]

hey Harry,

Previous replies echo exactly what I would have said.

I saw one of my consultants last Monday…he wanted me to to have a PET scan and the radiology department rang me the next day for an appointment on the Thursday. It is because at Southmead, that department is ran my a third party and is incredibly efficient not because I’m a desperately ill.

I think with the nhs and everything you may have experienced in the past, it is alarming when it’s so efficient!! But in this case, it’s because of your situation because as Unexpected said, if that was the case, they wouldn’t let you leave the hospital. That’s happened to lots of people on here.

And the 1%… again, the guys are right, it’s the super sick people that are popping their clogs. Not a fit 44yr old.

I had bypass surgery aged 35 and I saw that it was 3% of people die on the table or have major complications. And, I wrote and organised a will I was so worried. But that’s taking in to account very very poorly people, who are elderly, with co-morbidities… in reality at 35 I bounced and was back to walking 10km by about 10 weeks post op. It’s all about what your working with at the start. You’re really young!

But, if worried and you wanna chat, just message me xx

[Heartattackvictim]

Hi HarryJ81 . As other posters have pointed out: if you were of concern to the medical team they would keep you in hospital. It's happened to me twice when I was kept in after 2 NSTEMIs and had angiograms on both occasions which were delayed because of emergencies coming in and (rightly) taking precedence over someone who has been stabilized (me). The 1% risk, as explained by others, is a figure that covers a whole range of people. I took the 99% success rate mentality approach to having the procedure that they do all the time. And in my experience they are NOT blasé when doing it. Wish you well and whilst it's hard not to, try not to worry, John

[MICH54]

I was very nervous however everything was done professionally and did not take as long as I thought. Stay positive.