RE: Re: non-walking stress test/AJ

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.. it was just BAM!, and you're there right then.

like i said before, i never want to repeat this test.

Wow...that would be horrible. I hope no one thinks of that for me...LOL At least its over now. When ever I have to do something I think is going to hurt or be horrible I try to focus on things like...just think tomorrow I'll be saying it was yesterday...and I just find a way to get thru it. I'm glad you made it and hopefully will never have to do that again!

~~* AJ *~~

BMI 58

NW Washington Medical

DR Heap, Richmond WA

Working on 1st appeal

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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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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

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I've heard of this test and just hearing from someone

who had it made me scared to death of it! I sympathize

with you! Glad you're through it and hope you never

have to go through that again! Sincerely, Angel

--- majy58@... wrote:

> 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. i

> felt very short of

> breath, like i was going to pass out, and finally

> started heaving

> trying to throw up while lying there. all this time

> they had me

> hooked up to ekg electrode things on my chest, and

> had a blood

> pressure cuff on my arm, taking pressure readings

> every minute or

> so. it was the worst feeling i have ever

> experienced! i felt like i

> could have been dying with them standing right there

> next to me. i

> hope i never have to have this test again.

> they said i could never have gotten my heart rate

> high enough on a

> treadmill to do the test, so they used the drug.

>

> it was only 6 minutes, but it felt like an hour! as

> soon as they

> stopped the drug, all the symptoms went away pretty

> quickly. i think

> what was so bad was that it was such a fast onset of

> breathlessness,

> it was kind of a shock to my body. not like when

> you start walking

> or running and you somewhat gradually start getting

> out of breath and

> heart rate faster. it was just BAM!, and you're

> there right then.

> like i said before, i never want to repeat this

> test.

>

> mary y. st. louis

>

>

>

> > In a message dated 5/17/01 8:41:04 PM Pacific

> Daylight Time,

> majy58@a...

> > writes:

> >

> >

> > > so i had to go for a non-walking

> > > stress test (worst test i ever had in my life!)

>

> >

> > what do they have you do?

> >

> > ~~* AJ *~~

> > BMI 58

> > NW Washington Medical

> > DR Heap, Richmond WA

> > Working on 1st appeal

>

>

>

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Marcia -- that's Persatine? I am having the dreaded stress test Tuesday and Wednesday (the second day is the 4 hour day in cardiology, so I assume that is the day they are panning to shoot me up). I will really emphasize that I have only taken my blood pressure meds, AND NOT MY ALLERGY MEDS, so maybe they will use that one on me too. Not looking forward to sudden tachycardia.

Nan E. /USC and Dr A, 386, BMI 71 and waiting

[Guest guest]

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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