Angiogram, Angioplasty. Please help very scared. UPDATE!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!

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Originally posted by: remagavon
I had an Angiogram done about 6 months ago and it went fairly well. The only major problem was that it took about 25 minutes to get an IV into my arm due to 'rolling veins', which I warned the nurse about.. needless to say I was ready to rip everything off and walk out before it began! (They ended up having the doctor get it in). It's a really easy procedure after that, just lay still and hold your breath for a few seconds every minute or so as a machine pumps dye into you. Not quite sure why, but it pumped about 1/5th of the vial of dye into my arm right at the end and that was VERY disconcerting, a huge rush of cold solution into your veins is extremely awkward, it felt like my vein was going to burst (but it did not hurt). Also they say it might burn as it goes through you although I did not experience that. Good luck, I've had a battery of tests done over the past few years (originally for IBS and now for hypertension) and I'm only 19. Also don't smoke/drink/do drugs.. not fair dammit!

info packed thread... i'm taking my pop for one next week....

wow... i think they're setting my dad up for this... they insert the dye via your arm? the whole test was how long?

 

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Would u guys care to see it in action, a visual video of the heart and the dye?

I'll need a host though