Has anyone had a cardiac catheterization?

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6. I had 3 of them!

This did not seem like a big deal when it was going on, even though I showed up to a hospital early in the morning to do it. (I'd only been to a hospital before to have a baby.)

All three were through the same vein in my right groin. First two stents, relieving blockages in my chest, were a piece of cake, although I wasn't awake. The third involved a stent at the branch in my abdomen to my legs. That went six hours -- doc said he had to draw on his bag of tricks for it -- and I stayed overnight as a precaution. No more pain on walking now!

This did not entirely end my shortness of breath, unfortunately.