I was wheeled into the cath lab (for my angiogram) at 2pm this afternoon. I was really concerned, not for the procedure (been there, done that) but the outcome.
Normally, because you're conscious for the whole thing, I have a banter going on with the surgeon and the whole cath lab team. This time, I was obviously stressed, and I didn't really say a thing.
At the end of the procedure (about 20 minutes) Jay the surgeon says "OK, I'm stitching you up now".
"There were no new blockages, the stent I put in 8 years ago looks good, and so does the bypass from 2006. I found nothing to be worried about".
So I can take all the heart anxiety off the table. Although they are keeping me in the hospital overnight to monitor and discuss what they think might be going on.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
More Info: Spoke with the cardiologist this morning (Sept 4) and after reviewing the surgeon's notes from the angiogram, he believes this was indeed a heart attack in a small, unstentable, vessel near the bypass location.
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