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Current Postings on This Page (9):
• Yes, but why would a DYE make you shiver?
Nancy, Pennsylvania, USA, January 18, 2008
• yes i was freezing, i had my heart attack in route
to have catheterization done. heart rate and blood pressure were lower
than any one he had ever treated I was later told by ambulance attendant
said he was told not to give me nitro I was so cold i could not stop shivering
haven't been able to get warm since.
Charles Peoples, Ohio, USA, September 14, 2007
• I wasn't cold...not in the least. But, the most
uncomfortable part of my angioplasty was laying in that one position, which
only made my previously injured right knee go into conniption fits. Luckily
they weren't stingy with the morphine!! And, quite honestly, my feet were
cold almost the entire time I was in the hospital..ugh nothing worse than
cold feet- other than a heart attack, that is...
Nita, Wichita, Kansas, USA, March 19, 2007
• Yes...while on the table during angioplasty i
was shivering , thought it was the air conditioner but now i feel it could
have been a reaction...maybe..
Burki Jamal, Pune, Maharashtra, India, February 24, 2007
• Hi there. My dad underwent CABG surgery 3 days
back , his post -op recovery was good the docs said, but just before coming
back home, he experienced intense shivering and the docs sad that there
was less oxygen in his blood and he was put on oxygen supply. What could
have been the problem? Did anyone experience this post-operatively? Is
this serious? Please respond.... Thanks Nalini , India
Nalini, Hyderabad, India, May 29, 2005
• Hi Guil. Yes, this can happen after the procedure
and it doesn't mean you are abnormal or anything is wrong!! It is simply
a small reaction to the contrast (the dye that was injected into your arteries).
Some people feel uncontrollable shivering for some time after the procedure,
it normally subsides within an hour or less. It is nothing to worry about,
the cold feeling is probably your brain telling you that you are cold because
of the shivering. It is nothing to worry about!
Andrina Hargreaves, Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Riyadh, 11 Mar
2002
• Hi Andrina, Thank you for your kind response.
What measures are taken to prevent this from happening?
Guil, 13 Mar 2002
• Hi Guil Glad i could help. The only real thing
that could be done is giving patients a drug called hydrocortisone, we
do give this to people who have had previous reactions to contrast. If
you ever have a procedure that involves the injection of contrast media,
for the kidneys, arteries, etc. Always tell the nurses or Dr that you have
had a previous reaction and they will be able to give you the appropriate
medications Regards
Andrina Hargreaves, PSCC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 26 Mar 2002
• Patient point of view -- did anyone fee cold /
shivering during or after the procedure?
Guil, March 10, 2002
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