Re: the day has arrived at last to have angiogram

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Apparently, I was nervous enough before my angiogram that I started sweating a lot and started to have dry heaves when they were prepping me. But it is a minimally invasive procedure so nothing should go wrong. Hopefully they'll just go through your wrist, the healing is easier through the wrist, you have to lie absolutely flat for 8 hours if they go through the groin. When they said that they wanted to go through both my wrist and groin ( they can do more that way ), I said that I was in the hospital because I was having difficulty breathing while lying flat so they only went though my wrist. It took a little longer for the bleeding to stop with mine, they normally remove the bandage in two days and they had to put a new bandage on me for a couple more days but I was still hospitalized at

the time, normally they send patients home with the instructions to remove the bandage after two days.They will ask you if you're nervous before the operation, if you say yes then they'll either give you something to not care or knock you out, with the dry heaves I was a bit perturbed so I said yeah and the next thing I remember was being packed back onto the ambulance to return to the first hospital where my bed was, apparently they just knocked me out. To: BB-Pals ; BeingSick ;

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I'm so nervous that I cannot get too sleep, I have to be up in 4hrs to have my last drink of water and my morning medication, the transport ambulance is picking me up anytime after 7am, my hospital appointment is 10am and my angiogram is anytime after 11am, if they find that i need stents which the doctor thinks i need, because my heart is beating extra beats and i have excess fluid, also my blood is not getting round the body properly.since december when i collapsed my heart shows quite a change on the ecgs i have had.

my angiogram will be through my right wrist while i'm awake, i'm hoping lack of sleep now will make me sleepy during the angiogram. i will be admitted to the hospital for 24 hours longer if they do stents.

i will not be able to let you know thinks have gone as i have noone who can e-mail you for me. but fingers crossed i will be back with you on wednesday evening with no stents or sometime over the weekend with stents. i do not think i can use my netbook with mobile internet on the cardiac ward or unit but if they put me on an ordinary ward i should be able to use my netbook.

i hope you all have a better week than me and talk with you all soon

love

Mandy

Felix loves to leave his pawprints in our hearts

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Hi Mandy

Sorry I didn’t see this in time – you are probably already having your procedure, since you are 5 hours ahead of me I think.

Sending prayers and best wishes that all will go wonderfully on all levels, including those who are part of your care.

Two of my friends have had them without problems – but I can sure understand that it would be scary!

best, Jean

From: Mandy

Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 8:27 PM

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Subject: the day has arrived at last to have angiogram

I'm so nervous that I cannot get too sleep, I have to be up in 4hrs to have my last drink of water and my morning medication, the transport ambulance is picking me up anytime after 7am, my hospital appointment is 10am and my angiogram is anytime after 11am, if they find that i need stents which the doctor thinks i need, because my heart is beating extra beats and i have excess fluid, also my blood is not getting round the body properly.since december when i collapsed my heart shows quite a change on the ecgs i have had.

my angiogram will be through my right wrist while i'm awake, i'm hoping lack of sleep now will make me sleepy during the angiogram. i will be admitted to the hospital for 24 hours longer if they do stents.

i will not be able to let you know thinks have gone as i have noone who can e-mail you for me. but fingers crossed i will be back with you on wednesday evening with no stents or sometime over the weekend with stents. i do not think i can use my netbook with mobile internet on the cardiac ward or unit but if they put me on an ordinary ward i should be able to use my netbook.

i hope you all have a better week than me and talk with you all soon

love

Mandy

Felix loves to leave his pawprints in our hearts