# Getting an angiogram in the morning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 8, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256 "2009-09-08T08:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/1 "2009-09-08T08:13:12Z")
Have to be at the hospital at six. If he finds a \>70% blockage, he’ll blow up the balloon and ad a stent(s). If that happens I’ll be staying overnight. Youngest son will be taking me in. Middle son flew in from Colorado and my Mom drove down from Idaho, so I’ll have company. I’m in the fasting stage. Wish me luck. I’ll let you know how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/2 "2009-09-08T09:30:28Z")
Sending healing thoughts your way! ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/3 "2009-09-08T12:25:10Z")
And the thread title directly under this one was “Deep fried BUTTER. Yep, really.” Good luck! Hospital visits are no fun, but it’ll be over soon! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/4 "2009-09-08T13:09:45Z")
Luck! Will look forward to hearing back from you that everything went splendidly. Until then, enjoy all that good company. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/5 "2009-09-08T14:24:31Z")
I hope everything goes smoothly for you. Sending good thoughts your way. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/6 "2009-09-09T02:28:42Z")
Well, things went smoothly. They didn’t have to blow up the balloon even once. The procedure had been scheduled due to the results of a chemical stress test with some kind of tracer scan. The doctor wondered out loud why the scan had looked bad when the angio looked so good. So I’m home and I’m shaved and dyed orange in places that no one can see. I’m not really sore anywhere. And I have a list of things I can resume doing in 24 hours and in 7 days. I also have more diet instructions. Not bad. And I now know that I have “a high fork” in my femoral artery. Thanks for everyone who sent good wishes. It helped. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-an-angiogram-in-the-morning/509256/7 "2009-09-09T02:40:45Z")
Woo! A ‘high fork’, huh?