Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2008 16:26:17 GMT -6
Looks like I'll be around for awhile yet - no stents, no bypass, only 40% blockage, but I may go for a second opinion....
This was my third cardiac cath in the last ten years, so I'm familiar with what happens.
Got to the hospital at 630 AM, got the lab work done by 7,
they had me in the bed and prepped by 8, when the cath was SUPPOSED to be done. Now remember, I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since midnight.
After lying in bed ALL day, they finally moved me into the Cath OR at 530 PM. Yeppers, that's right folks - I said PM!!! They had problems with the equipment and didn't have the courtesy to come tell anyone. Actually had two cardiologists available for the procedure - one was a student, and he did my surgery with the other supposedly experienced doc at his elbow.
they attempted to access the right femoral artery 3 times with no luck, so on the second attempt they managed to access the LEFT femoral artery. After a couple of tries, the student managed to get the "wire" into the proper spot to administer the dye, did so and proudly announced "You have NO blockages!"
The docs did not come out and discuss any of the findings with my wife and daughter, etc.
The 40% blockage I had two years ago has apparently mysteriously "healed itself" - I've got two holes in my groin for the price of one! I was not this sore and bruised when I had my appendix out and subsequent hernia repair ten years ago! I've still got no energy, having sporadic angina, etc.
Anyway, I will be filing an officlal complaint with the Veterans' Administration, for what it's worth. I do not feel that the procedure was properly done - pictures of my heart were not taken from all the angles, blah blah..... We were not informed that the equipment was malfunctioning and could have possibly rescheduled the procedure (even though I wanted to get it done - I would like to have it done properly).
I do have Medicare also, but it's kinda hard coming up with my 20% deductible, but I'm gonna find it somewhere. I would like to have a cath done properly by a regular cardiologist who is NOT associated with the Veterans' Administration. I'm tired of being tired....
On the plus side, our 'maters and pepper plants are looking great. They're a little on the leggy side, but when we get them transplanted into the garden, we always bury them deep - I like a good root system.
This was my third cardiac cath in the last ten years, so I'm familiar with what happens.
Got to the hospital at 630 AM, got the lab work done by 7,
they had me in the bed and prepped by 8, when the cath was SUPPOSED to be done. Now remember, I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since midnight.
After lying in bed ALL day, they finally moved me into the Cath OR at 530 PM. Yeppers, that's right folks - I said PM!!! They had problems with the equipment and didn't have the courtesy to come tell anyone. Actually had two cardiologists available for the procedure - one was a student, and he did my surgery with the other supposedly experienced doc at his elbow.they attempted to access the right femoral artery 3 times with no luck, so on the second attempt they managed to access the LEFT femoral artery. After a couple of tries, the student managed to get the "wire" into the proper spot to administer the dye, did so and proudly announced "You have NO blockages!"
The docs did not come out and discuss any of the findings with my wife and daughter, etc.The 40% blockage I had two years ago has apparently mysteriously "healed itself" - I've got two holes in my groin for the price of one! I was not this sore and bruised when I had my appendix out and subsequent hernia repair ten years ago! I've still got no energy, having sporadic angina, etc.
Anyway, I will be filing an officlal complaint with the Veterans' Administration, for what it's worth. I do not feel that the procedure was properly done - pictures of my heart were not taken from all the angles, blah blah..... We were not informed that the equipment was malfunctioning and could have possibly rescheduled the procedure (even though I wanted to get it done - I would like to have it done properly).
I do have Medicare also, but it's kinda hard coming up with my 20% deductible, but I'm gonna find it somewhere. I would like to have a cath done properly by a regular cardiologist who is NOT associated with the Veterans' Administration. I'm tired of being tired....
On the plus side, our 'maters and pepper plants are looking great. They're a little on the leggy side, but when we get them transplanted into the garden, we always bury them deep - I like a good root system.
Hope you get some answers and start feeling better soon!! 
An easy challenge seldom yields much gain.....you always harvest more from the difficult ones !