Re: non-walking stress test/AJ

May 18, 2001

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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