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Anxiety about upcoming Angiogram

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Mar 22 6:23pm | Replies (27)

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@gregy

I was lucky enought te get an appointment with my GP this morning. He was really understanding. The Cardiologist had sent him a copy of the Stress Echocardiogram report and he explained everyting in the report much clearer and in more detail than the Cardiologist did. He said my heart is in pretty good shape and if I hadn't previoulsy had a heart attack and stents it would be unlikely they would even be wanting to do an Angiogram. He said I should do it as a precausionary measure to make sure nothing is wrong. He has a listen to my heart with a stethescope, took my blood pressure and he said from his point of view, my heart is functioning normally. He prescribed 5mg Diazepam and told me to take one before bed to help me sleep and if during the day I really wasn't coping, to break one tablet in half and have half a tablet - but only take it if needed and he said no worry about becoming addicted on on 30 low dose tablets taken in small quantities over a short period of time. I haven't needed to take one yet. Sat in a park near the sea this morning and fell asleep, came home did a little gardening and I'm still not good, but better than this morning.

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@gregy That's great that you got in to see your GP so quickly and that he was so understanding. Falling asleep while listening to the sea sounds so restful to me. Anxiety can really make a person tired. I hope you slept better last night with the feeling that you now have a plan for when the angiogram is scheduled. Well done!