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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Oct 5, 2023 | Replies (70)
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@frenchie333

God bless, Lori! I will click on the link after I send this "thank you!" Truly grateful.

As to scheduling, I believe it's next Monday. Forgive my inability to give exact info. There's been some back and forth (telephone tag and the like).

I do know my husband was told to block out a total of four hours. So maybe the other three hours include getting him prepped beforehand and continuing to monitor him afterward.

We also need to find out if I need to be there--to get him home. A year ago, my presence was mandatory when he was getting a different diagnostic with a sedative before the injection of contract dye and scanning. Took quite some time for that sedative to wear off and he needed to be taken home by me. Don't recall if he had an angiogram or CT scan that time.

Well, time for me to click on that link! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Wish I could give you more than a virtual hug!

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Sep 18, 2022

You’re so welcome and I’m really happy I could ease your mind about the test. I’ve had this done and honestly, beforehand, my mind conjured up anything worse than the reality. 🙂
The techs who were with me were just amazing and explained everything. I don’t remember the actual procedure taking more than an hour or so but there was so much going on around me at the time it would be difficult to actually separate the timing. It takes as long as it takes…don’t read anything into the length of time.
Anyway, it’s a tried and tested means of getting a good read on the activity and flow of the heart. So I think you can exhale now.
How are you doing?? Being a caregiver is an incredibly difficult job. As patients, we’re just along for the ride with little time to worry or get anxious. But caregivers, wowzee, they take the brunt of everything! I watched my husband age during all my drama. So hang in there and take time to decompress your anxiety too. It sounds like your husband has great doctors and they’re taking excellent care to ensure his health.
Let me know how his test went, ok? 🙂

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