Hi, my twin brother is having a trans-oesophageal echo this week. Like me is very nervous and I told him I'd post a question on VR.com for him. The TOE is to investigate his bicuspid valve (just like mine).
He went for this procedure a few months ago but backed out last minute because he felt a panic attack coming on just as they were about to sedate him.
This time the cardiologist said they will sedate him before they bring him into the Cath Lab.
He is very nervous about the IV sedation because he's afraid he'll panick while they are inserting the IV line. He is quite tolerant to diazepam as he takes it alot for anxiety so he is afraid that the sedation will not be strong enough.
Also he was wondering if it'd okay for him to take some diazepam before going to the hospital just to relax his nerves.
If anybody has any feedback on the trans-oesophageal echo procedure I'd very much appreciate it.
Many thanks
Gerard
He went for this procedure a few months ago but backed out last minute because he felt a panic attack coming on just as they were about to sedate him.
This time the cardiologist said they will sedate him before they bring him into the Cath Lab.
He is very nervous about the IV sedation because he's afraid he'll panick while they are inserting the IV line. He is quite tolerant to diazepam as he takes it alot for anxiety so he is afraid that the sedation will not be strong enough.
Also he was wondering if it'd okay for him to take some diazepam before going to the hospital just to relax his nerves.
If anybody has any feedback on the trans-oesophageal echo procedure I'd very much appreciate it.
Many thanks
Gerard