getting nervous

[roxy801]

I am having a right diagnostic cardiac catheterization tomorrow morning and am getting nervous.  Please, I could use words of encouragement

[Amy2]

My catheterization was normal. My neck is just a bit sore.  The cardiologist is waiting for the results of my 24 hour holter monitor to come back. The main question is what is causing tachycardia.  There is a chance that it will end up being idiopathic chronic and acute pericarditis leading to a large effusion.  Hopefully the tachycardia is now a result of my heart still being pissed that it had a liter of blood drained and then three days later, fluid reaccumulating and the right chamber collapsing. This resulted in a large portion of the pericardium being removed.  Now it is a wait and see.  In a month I will repeat the holter monitor to see if the tachycardia has resolved.

[skydnsr]

The versed is fantastic.

[Amy2]

Thank you for your reply. Hopefully it will shed some light on what is going on

[Flycaster305]

I'd suggest you center on the fact that you will learn a great deal with very little physical risk, the procedure is very safe.  You will be absolutely relaxed beyond belief going into the procedure room.  I've been told I have sang bawdy tavern drinking songs prior to the procedure once under the influence of the goofy drugs, and I'm pretty intense by nature.

Knowledge is power, fear stifles knowledge.  You will be just fine, and let us learn what the Interventional doctor finds out!