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Has anyone moderately affected experienced an angiogram? Cardio is referring me, didn't seem concerned over sensitivity to dye. However after reading about the procedure I'm overwhelmed by all of it.
It's nothing till it develops into something.
An angiogram is the only procedure they have right now that can accurately diagnose blockages and they do not use dye all the time. Sometimes they just use the probe that shows up on an x-ray, but this probe is also measuring pressure.
I have heard of one person having a problem from a angiogram, but they did not have ME/CFS and it wasn't a problem with the dye.
Computed tomography (CT) is a noninvasive imaging technology that provides detailed pictures of organs and tissues inside the body. Cardiac CT angiography imaging focuses on the heart and its surrounding blood vessels. Physicians use these images to help diagnose coronary artery disease, or heart artery blockages, and to estimate your future risk of having a heart attack.
What worries me is I feel in a catch 22. My physiotherapist even suggested that it sounded cardiac - but could be muscular too. I won't have this test unless it's absolutely necessary and from what I can find out an alternative isn't available here. I do worry about complications because of connective tissue disorder and of course CFS and its box of chocolates. Right now I want to run in the other direction but I do need evaluation. If the tightness is due to muscle spasm then that needs addressed too. Nothing has been treated. But the neck, arm molar and chest pain together I think although I know could be disturbances due to ANS, ( i hope )
I dont know where i read this, but NAC can protect the kidneys from the dye. That and lots of water. I get a nuclear stress test every year.