RE: Re: non-walking stress test/AJ

May 19, 2001

Cindy,

I had the same stress test last week. Shot me up with with Persantine (they

use something else, Ducomine(?) for people with asthma or other breathing

difficulties;it's supposed to be much harder, and takes longer, than

Persantine). They told me I would get dizzy or nauseous, that I might feel

pressure-but it didn't happen! I was watching the monitor and the tracings

changed, got closer together & a little more jagged, but no discomfort. The

only discomfort I felt was the pain of that d---ed blood pressure cuff

tightening (I hate that!). I think even the Dr. and techs were surprised. I

hope I didn't fail the test! I'm sure that someone would have said something

by now if something had gone wrong, don't you!

Marcia

> Re: Re: non-walking stress test/AJ

>

> In a message dated 5/18/01 9:17:11 PM Central Daylight Time,

> majy58@...

> writes:

>

> << they hooked me up to an iv, a nightmare with my veins at best, then i

> lay down on a table. they hooked up a small medication pump to the

> iv, and for 6 long minutes they pumped in this drug (can't remember

> the name) that made my heart pound like crazy >>

>

> My mother had this test before. She described it almost exactly

> as you did.

> Pretty scary. Some type of passive stress test. Hope I never

> have to have

> it either!

>

> Cindy W in Ms

> appealing Ins. denial of DS

>

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