Posted in Angioplasty, Heart Health, Pain, Recovery Journal by: Kathy
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24 Feb
Last week at this time, Steve was recovering from an angioplasty with 5 implanted stents that opened up two blocked arteries. Since then, he’s been feeling much better. All chest pain is gone and he has much more energy. He doesn’t sleep as much as he did before, which was on and off about 18-20 [...]
Posted in Angioplasty, Recovery Journal by: Kathy
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19 Feb
Steve’s heart catherization and angioplasty was a success. He was scheduled for the heart cath on Thursday, but on Wednesday morning his chest pain was so severe that he asked me to take him to the hospital. The angina pain would let up after taking nitroglycerin tablets, but then after any mild exertion like walking [...]
Posted in Angioplasty, Heart Health, Recovery Journal by: Kathy
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15 Feb
Steve is scheduled to have a coronary angiogram because he’s been having severe episodes of angina (chest pain) for the last two weeks. He’s feeling weaker, more fatigued and out of breath, and his heart races more often. These episodes started when we were on vacation a few weeks ago and have become more frequent [...]