Originally posted by rpm I was awake the whole time watching it on the same monitor the Cardiologist was using. I felt no pain during, but I could feel the wire moving thru me. It was definitely a strange sensation.He explained every step to me as he was doing it. Seeing your heart beating on a 27inch flouroscope monitor is surreal. Watching him run the wire, open the clogged artery and blood start pumping over a huge area it was'nt just a second before will get your attention.