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G`evening To All ... Okay Here Goes ... Will Put It Out The Way My Cardiologists Explained It To Me And My Mon... Okay So After All The Test In The Last Few Weeks The Outcome Is , I Have Blockages In Some Of My Vales ... Now How My Cardiologists Explained It There Is " Good Blockage " Which Means They Can Open You Up And Do A Stent Or Bypass Which Means You Have Like 75% to 90% Blockage ... And Than There Is " Bad Blockage " Which Means They Can't Do Anything Which Is 40% to 60% Blockage .. Which I Have The " Bad Blockage " !!! Thanks For Taking The Time To Read If U Do
Well Here Goes ... Right Before Christmas I Went To A Christmas Party And Within A Hour Of Being There I Had A Minor Heart Attack... Went To See My Cardiologist.Yesterday ( 2/19/2013 ) And To Make A Long Story Short Since This Is The 2nd One In A Bit More Than A Year .. He And My Other 2 Doctors Have Decided That It Would Be Best For To Have A Angioplasty Done Next Monday ( 2/ 25/2013 ) ... I Will Go In For A Pre Op On Friday ( 2/ 22 / 2013 ) Come Home And Than Go Back On Monday Morning For The Procedure And Should Be Able To Come Home Later That Day... So For Who Ever Reads This Thank You Tom .. Love You All ... Below Is What They Will Do If You Don't Know What A Angioplasty Is ...
First, a cardiac catheterization is performed as part of angioplasty. You will receive medication for relaxation, and then the doctor will numb the site where the catheter will be inserted with local anesthesia.
Next, a sheath (a thin plastic tube) is inserted into an artery -- usually in your groin, but sometimes in the arm. A long, narrow, hollow tube, called a catheter, is passed through the sheath and guided up the blood vessel to the arteries surrounding the heart.
A small amount of contrast material is injected through the catheter and is photographed with an X-ray as it moves through the heart's chambers, valves, and major vessels. From the digital pictures of the contrast material, the doctors can tell whether the coronary arteries are narrowed and whether the heart valves are working correctly.
If the decision is made to perform angioplasty, the doctor will move the catheter into the artery with the blockage. He or she will then perform one of the interventional procedures described below.
The procedure usually lasts about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours, but the preparation and recovery time add several hours. You may stay in the hospital overnight to be observed by the medical staff.
Hi , Just wanted to let you know what is going on.. Mom and I just got back from seeing my ( hematologist) , The results from the test that the (heart doc ) showed that I did have a "mild heart attack " back in Sept. The test showed small amt of damage to the right side of the heart . They think that what happened is a piece of one of the clots broke off and hit the right side of my heart and this is what caused it. They could not see any blockage or anything so they think that my body just pushed it through and my "heart said " you aren't going anywhere yet.. So no need for any type of procedure at this time. They are going to continue to treat me with ( carvedilol) which is a heart beta blocker .. What ever that is ..LOL.. So that is the latest . I go back and see the (heart doc)on Nov.4th. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers .. Love you all . Tom
