← Return to 4 stents later and still have shortness of breath

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@rexm - No not at all... I have great insurance. I was told by more than 1 dr. "I know what I'm doing"! Honestly, I believe it was an ego thing.... and not to point fingers... but they were men and I felt they were dismissive to me and my symptoms. They were ALL testing for why I still had such shortness of breath and chest pain/pressure. Hence the 5 caths and a femoral dissection as a result of 1 of them! I went to 2 pulmonary specialists who tested me extensively and my lungs were fine. However, my new cardiologist, since February, is a woman cardiologist, and she ordered a PET cardiac stress scan and it was "normal" and that's when I insisted on MRI cardiac stress and she "slightly" hesitated with a response, "I'll try to get authorization" and I immediately said I don't need authorization - please order it now and that took 2 months to get an appt. Now she said "Good thing WE ordered an MRI"! lol AND there's no explanation from PET Scan radiologist why it did not show up on that test and it should have.

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@gerrycf - What was your treatment following the MRI? I had a similar issue but with 3 severe blockages. I ended up having a Angiogram-Complex PCI with lithotripsy, medicated balloons, and medicated stents; restored blood flow to 100% at all three blockages. Interventional Cardiologist did my PCI and I avoided a double bypass, which was great with me! I hope you are doing better and am interested in what your f/u treatment was. Thanks.