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Current Postings on This Page (9):
• Requested this procedure in 1999 prior to CABG to avoid having to lay
on my back for 6 hours--post angiogram experience much better than femoral artery
site.
Jim Lohman, retired, San Antonio, Texas, USA, May 4, 2008
• I had 2 drug-eluting stents inserted via my right
wrist in Nov 08,at the Freeman Hospital I walked down for the procedure,climbed
up on the bed,lay
down & watched as it (I wouldn't call it an operation) was carried out, for me
it was a "Walk in the park" after about an hour & a half of very interesting
viewing, "I asked for and received 2 before & after pictures" I got up & was
taken back to the main ward, the splint on my wrist was rather uncomfortable
if I moved my arm certain ways "So I didn't" as I have said for me it was "a
Walk
in the park".
John Gibson, Gateshead, England, May 2, 2008
• I.H. -- thanks for the query. We recently started
a list of hospitals that practice transradial in our Hospital
Locator. There is no listing for a DC-based hospital, but we'll
do some further research into that. There are a couple listings in Virginia,
and also Maryland (e.g., Johns Hopkins). We'll update you on any new information.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, April 17, 2008
• Transradial approach for angioplasty - I would
like to find doctors that are skilled in this procedure. I live in the
Washington DC area but would be
willing travel.
I.H., Washington, DC, USA, April 16, 2008
• Found the whole procedure just fantastic. The
only downside I have up to now is that subsequent to the angiogram I have
a coldness or tingling in my
right upper bicep/leg. I have been told that this will go with time.
Andy P., Sligo Ireland, November 23, 2007
• I has a single stent inserted in August 07 via
my wrist. There was no problem with this, and it has healed well. Like
others , all i could feel was a pushing sensation but no pain. The only
thing that hurt was the injection of
local anesthetic!!!
Kim Mitchell, Northamptonshire UK, October 8, 2007
• My mother had 3 stents done this way at Mayo Clinic
in 2002. She was 89 at the time. She had no issues/problems with the procedure.
She is now 94 and
will be undergoing the same procedure again.
Mary S., Illinois, USA, August 19, 2007
• I underwent an angioplasty procedure at the wrist
on 14th Aug 07 and had four stents fitted (two being of the drug coated
type). There was no pain at all and only very minor discomfort as the catheter
was inserted, a slight pushing feeling in the arm. The sensation when the
dye was inserted was not particularly
uncomfortable and felt like a "burst" of warmth. The procedure took about two
hours. There was no discomfort on removing the catheter. My right forearm felt
heavy for half an hour and the sealing dressing was removed after about 12 hours.
Only very slight discomfort at the entry site. More pain at the dentist having
a filling.
Bob C., England, August 15, 2007
• I had 2 drug-eluting stents to LAD 21st august
2006 (see my post nov 23rd 2006 in "not feeling well after angioplasty")
via the radial approach. Although the
cardiologist was a specialist in the radial approach, I found that the initial
insertion was quite painful. But after that it was almost painless -- just
a bit of discomfort during the rest of the procedure.The big plus point
was
that
I could get up and
walk around without having to worry about bleeding or damaging the wound almost
immediately after the procedure. I would opt to have the radial rather than
the femoral every time (i've had both) if I had the choice. I have only
one small complaint -- I
no longer have a pulse in my right wrist but I think i can
live with that!
Mike, Wales, UK, August 15, 2007
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