Does an angiogram hurt?

Question

What does it feel like? My dad had one the other day and he was awake the entire time. The doctors only gave him benadryl and valumns that I know of. But he was awake the entire time, and he even had a stent put in.

Answer 1

Dana, I have had several and no, they do not hurt because they give you an IV of Morphine which makes you feel rather good as a matter of fact! You can watch the catheter moving up through your arteries and into your heart on the monitor....actually pretty cool!
The only small pain is the needle prick to the femoral artery when they give you the Novocaine...no big deal, the worse part is having to lie still on your back with a ten pound sand bag on the insertion spot in the groin area for 6 to 8 hours!!
Hope your dad is feeling better and everything turned out okay!
Semper fi
CJ

Answer 2

most of the time they just use the light sedation you described because it is important for the patient to be able to tell the doctor if they are having any chest pains,breathing problems during the procedure...they numb the area the catheter is inserted...from what patients have said to me the only discomfort they feel is when the dye is injected it can have a sensation of warmth and i would think the aftercare pain part has to do with the nurse having to press very hard on the injection site to control and bleeding

Answer 3

According to my husband who had the same thing done...they are sore in the thigh area because of incision...they have to take it easy for a while (several days) then work into light routine...The stent is to keep the artery open...Doctor will give instructions.

Answer 4

its done under sedation although some are doing it also with anaesthesia. depends on the patient and the doctor. mostly patient are conscious but pain free. after the procedure they will feel uncomfortable and need to be rested.

Answer 5

nah not at all.