My doctor has scheduled me for a follow-up angiogram in NOvember and now I just don’t want to go through it again!!! The first time I had one, it made my pupils spin in my eye sockets and everything was spinning for 2 days, it made me nauseous just remembering the feeling of the hot liquid being pumped into my brain, and it was very uncomfortable being awake for the procedure!!
There is also a piece of catheter stuck in my artery and the doctor assured me it would be absorbed into the artery by then, but what if it’s not? Is it worth the risks of the procedure???
Can’t they just do a CT scan or MRI instead??
I also don’t have insurance!! And I don’t want them to find an excuse to crack open my skull again!!
Is it unreasonable for me to just say no to this procedure??
Do the benefits really outweigh the risks???
The angiogram in which they had done to me was when they went up a vein in my like in my inner hip. And the last one I was awake for. It was pretty amazing. Yes they did put the dye in me during the procedure to view my AVM in my brain. It was pretty fascinating… I even asked the doctor what did he see and he said nothing, no AVM. So I am finally cured of that AVM disease. Now just dealing with the three bouts of radiation I had during my AVM days.
And yes they can get a clearer more accurate picture with the angiogram.
Thanks for the input, I know my post sounded kinda whiny, sorry!!! I kept remembering the feel of it as it hit the back of my throat and then I got to thinking well that was where the AVM was and if it’s gone, I shouldn’t have that feeling, right? Because that was the worst part of the whole thing. So I will think about it a little more before canceling the appointment…
HI, I WAS JUST READIN YOUR POST AND I HAVE A QUESTION DID U HAVE TO BE WOKE BECAUSE OF WHERE YOUR AVM IS LOCATED, THE REASON WHY I ASKED BECAUSE WHEN I HAD MY ANGIO, I WAS SLEEP SO I DONT REMEMBER ANY OF IT. I DO KNOW ONCE IT WAS OVER MY HEAD DID HURT A LOT BUT THEY FINALLY GOT THE PAIN UNDERCONTROL. I KNOW U DONT WANT TO FEEL THAT PAIN AGAIN AND LIKE U SAID CANT U SEE IF THEY CAN DO AN MRI, INSTEAD OF DOIN SOMETHIN THAT U REALLY DONT WANT TO DO PLEASE ASK. WILL BE THINKIN AND PRAYIN FOR YOU THAT THEY WILL FIND ANOTHER WAY.
yes u should get it done.but find another doctor.i’vehad that done,the worse parts were staying awake & them putting the plug in.i really hope u find a better doc soon if not come to pittsburgh for a while we much but we have good doctors that take crapy ins.