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howard50192
howard50192

Has anyone had complications after/during an Angiogram ( I've heard different stories.

( thanks in advance )

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  • howard50192
    howard50192

    Posted

    ust a quick update on my angiogram as from my discharge summary.

    Main Diagnosis: Admission from TBH for rehab following Right MCA infract and right TACS during diagnostic angiogram. Thrombolyed successfully.

    in plain English: a Stroke caused by the angiogram

    I was lucky to have been in the hospital so taken straight to MRI scan then to be Thrombolysed

    after 3 days at the acute stroke ward I was sent to another stroke rehab. Hospital (  total hospitalisation 8 days, discharged to day , 45%

    paralisis in left leg and  35% left arm.

    I was told the odds of a stroke from angiogram 0.05 %.

    with having being part of that persentage, should I do the lottery LOL )

    A big thank's to all the stroke team for the fact that I can write this

    • howard50192
      howard50192

      Posted

      3 weeks and one day post discharge I'm now mobil thanks to Physio ( 3 times aweek, can walk with a stick but still no feeling down my left side.)

      wishing you all the best

      kind regards

      Howard.

  • kmg68
    kmg68 howard50192

    Posted

    Hi, I'm a 47 year old with chest pain, can barely walk 200 yards without chest pain. This all suddenly came on about 5 weeks ago, haven't been able to go to work in that time. My dad and grandmother both had angina. I attended casualty five weeks ago with severe chest pain and my ecg and treadmill test came back clear so am booked in for angiogram this Friday and I'm terrified. Someone here mentioned they enter via your wrist but my hospital paperwork advises me to shave right side of groin? My gp suggested this could all be gastric and not heart related, angiogram will give more answers. I cannot lay flat due to burning pains across chest , radiating into upper part of my arms and shoulders, so how can they carry out angiogram as I've read I need to be lying flat. Sleeping is a nightmare, I'm sat upright to sleep. I'm thinking of buying zantac and gaviscon hoping that will allow me to lay flat fir Friday's procedure.
    • samuels
      samuels kmg68

      Posted

      Hi,

      ​Yes going through the wrist is the newest way to go, however, it's entirely up to the cardiologist,the older cardiologists still prefer to go via the groin,which ever way they go you have to lay flat on your back.

    • Dotty_Lotty
      Dotty_Lotty samuels

      Posted

      I have been told I will be having mine through my groin as there is known "furring " in the wrist (discovered when I had a renal procedure)  I have been told that I will need to lay flat so kmg68 may have a problem best to check with the proffesionals
    • Dotty_Lotty
      Dotty_Lotty kmg68

      Posted

       I have similar symptoms to you and have a serious gaviscon habbit! I put my chest pain down to gastric problems too , but when I did eventually have an ecg (the delay was tottally my own fault) it  came back as "abnormal" and I now need an angiogram, what I am trying to say is , youcan have gastric symptoms AND cardio symptoms please dont disregard it, best wishes
    • samuels
      samuels Dotty_Lotty

      Posted

      Yes it's all up to the Cardiologist in his entry point, personally I prefer the wrist as I didn't spring a leak there because of the pressure band applied immedietly after catheter is removed, I have had 2 squirtes from the groin , wrist no problems, so from a patients perspective I prefer the wrist as you don't have to lay on your back for 5 hrs, at least you can get up and go to the toilet etc etc with the pressurised wrist band, whilst with the groin entry you have to lay on your back for 5-8 hours and try not to move.

      ​Cardiologists like everyone have their preferred methods, my original cardiologists prefers groin entry where as my regular cardiologist prefers wrist entry, mind you, I don't think my older cardiologist has even entered via the wrist as he's a bit long in the tooth and what;'s the saying...you can't teach an old dog new tricks...lol...

  • julie01285
    julie01285 howard50192

    Posted

    Is there a difference between angioplasty [procedure ] and angiogram test.? I was revived from death with an angioplasty  on MI .Had been going to GP s weekly over 4 yrs with classic symptons recorded ,found out later,  as mental to cover up because Surgeries had been directed  not to refer  those of certain age.

    But with angiogram ,I have these regularly the first was a problem because suspect  was not told to stop the beta blockers before .As soon as I stopped fine. If you have a dosset box this can be a problem ie: medication regularly adapted .It is hard to identify or observe interactions & side effects in first place without the packaging .

    Angina I think can relates to the thoracic [ lung function] like apnea  Because of Low Priority Policy suspect the microvascular not investigated even if you have hads an angioplasty in first pace and you are borderline.The fact anaethetists regard us as risks excluding treatment  NHS & private  says it all.Having to go abroad for treatment - started with the dental  is really out of order and surely not ethical  .

  • jacqueline01135
    jacqueline01135 howard50192

    Posted

    I had a major complication, the back of the vein was cut, and not noticed 

    No blood flow down my leg  back into theatre for a surgical team to 

    2hunt the clot " I was told that if they didn;t find it ,I might lose my leg

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