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flemmy cough starting the day after balloon angiogram

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:32 am
by daytrader
I am curious if it is just a coincidence or related to opening up the veins...

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:36 am
by SaintLouis
Could be the dye - my dh had the exact same reaction the evening after having a CT scan that involved the same contrast material. It went away after 24-48 hours. Hopefully that is all it is!

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:50 am
by daytrader
thanks.......i thought maybe with better flow i was releasing stuff.......or i just got a slight chest cold

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:27 am
by daytrader
I think a vein restenosed on saturday at 3:30....clear head, ear's, energy all went away....gack to ringing, fog, and tired..I read that this could happen....I need a recheck, ugg!

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:40 pm
by bluesky63
I'm so sorry you're having difficulty! Will you be able to get checked for restenosis? Is there anything else going on (are you sick)?

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:11 pm
by kc
daytrader,

It could also be a herxheimer reaction.

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:53 am
by daytrader
going to local doc today...not better...could be a cold as fl allergy season is bad.

Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:32 pm
by daytrader
doc says abx..biaxin, and yes, i get checked in 4 weeks or sooner if I can get in. thx

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 3:44 pm
by daytrader
back for vein checks on friday....squeezing me in.

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:01 pm
by daytrader
blood clot in left ijv with no flow..ugg

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:08 pm
by daytrader
cough could be pe........ugg

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:46 am
by fernando
Sorry to read that.

Did they resolve the issue?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:00 am
by bluesky63
I wonder if your d-dimer is high. My d-dimer was high and I had no PE. Apparently a high d-dimer can be associated with an MS relapse, so that may not be reliable. But you would definitely not want to miss an embolism!

What's the situation now?

Sorry -- editing for a question -- when you say vein checks, do you mean a new venography, or a doppler or some other noninvasive test?

I'm so sorry about your symptoms. I hope this doesn't turn out to be a major complication for you.

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:11 am
by cheerleader
Daytrader....wishing you answers and anticoagulation! Keep us posted. Thoughts go out to you. These kind of complications are the reason I keep hoping people can stay local (for people who don't know medical lingo- PE is pulmonary embolism) Follow-up is essential.
take care-
cheer

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:58 am
by daytrader
they have me doing shots of lovenox and coumadin....go to local doc at 4p today