Has anyone had an angiogram??

[Adele-n-Dan]

Hiya,

 

I am having an angiogram this week (not a coronary one but a brain one)

 

They told me the tube is threaded up an artery in my groin all the way up through my chest and neck to my head!!! Does this hurt?? Been told I will be awake but will have a local anasthetic in my groin but will have to stay over night in hospital.

 

Thanks Del x

[hard2miss]

Cant help you mate, I havent had anything new go in my head for years

 

 

Good luck on the op though, the stuff they can do now is unreal and very safe.

[lilypiglet]

Hiya, I used to do these as a radiographer...very safe, no you wont feel anything as there are no nerve endings in your arteries. The local will sting a little like a bee sting, and you are awake so we can monitor you, and there's no need to be asleep because there isn't any pain. You might hear a little whooshing sound in your ears as the contrast agent is injected.

 

Everything will be fine x

[Adele-n-Dan]

Thanks, I have already had an mri with contrast but that was just injected in its just the thought of the tube going up im not too keen on lol.

[davyboy]

I've had one and there's nothing to worry about, just a small prick:blush:

[Allen]

The wifes just had one.....said she watched it on the monitor.