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Shivering After Angioplasty or Surgery? 
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Current Postings on This Page (15): • Hi. My has been done with angioplasty 1 month
ago but recently he is experiencing shivering cold. He is not perspiring
also. Is there any issue??? This was not happening earlier....please someone
help • If your husband actually has a measurable fever,
you should get in touch with your doctor, preferably the cardiologist
who did the PTCA. • My husband just underwent a PTCA on July 1, and
since then he experienced
on and off fever and shivering. Any idea why? • Yes, but why would a DYE make you shiver? • 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. • 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... • 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.. • wish that was my only problem!!! all I felt after
is terrible terrible
pain as they try to stop bleeding! • 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 • Hi after a recent angiogram I indeed felt cold & shivered uncontrollably.
It wore off on the way back to the ward. Interestingly enough it was the only
sensation I felt during the whole procedure except of course the angioseal being
implanted. • Yes I felt cold throughout the operation. It
was a cold December day and I was told that the operating staff, having
to wear lead aprons preferred a lower ambient temperature. • 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! • Hi Andrina, Thank you for your kind response.
What measures are taken to prevent this from happening? • 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 • Patient point of view -- did anyone fee cold /
shivering during or after the procedure? |
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