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Hope the full results come back with no issues. The drs had go through the top of my leg for heart cath and angiogram. I had another one of my bad bleeds and ended up with a bruise stretching from my groin to knee. I'm glad thy managed to use your wrist with minimal bruising.
I had a stress test a couple of weeks ago prior to my Myocardial perfusion test. I reacted very badly to it, how did you cope with the stress test?
I'm glad they gave you IV fluids before hand. The last time dye was used with me, they gave me IV fluids before and after.
I just need a good report from my recent Myocardial Perfusion test and Echo then I should finally get a date for my kidney transplant.
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Hi you 2. I haven't been on here in awhile. I will pray that both of the tests come back good. And Gilders, I hope you are able to get your transplant soon. When you did the stress tests, were you guys on the treadmill or did they induce it? I know whenever I have a ct scan and they use the dye , it kinda makes me ill and dizzy for a few minutes. Good luck too you both
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Hope the full results come back with no issues. The drs had go through the top of my leg for heart cath and angiogram. I had another one of my bad bleeds and ended up with a bruise stretching from my groin to knee. I'm glad thy managed to use your wrist with minimal bruising.
I had a stress test a couple of weeks ago prior to my Myocardial perfusion test. I reacted very badly to it, how did you cope with the stress test?
I'm glad they gave you IV fluids before hand. The last time dye was used with me, they gave me IV fluids before and after.
I just need a good report from my recent Myocardial Perfusion test and Echo then I should finally get a date for my kidney transplant.
Hi Pete,
Sorry you had a rough time with your heart cath. I got IV fluids the whole time I was there — about 125 ml/hour.
I did ok with the stress test. Got up to target heart rate in just over five minutes and was pretty much recovered after 10 minutes rest. The techs who did the test were obviously in a hurry. They use a report writing template, and were a bit sloppy about writing the report. Since the report was so poorly done, my cardiologist suggested the cath to remove any doubts. The cath team was excellent.
Hope things get better for you ASAP.
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Hi Deb,
Thanks for the good wishes. I’ve been on the treadmill for all five of my stress tests spread over about 25 years...
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Hi Deb. The stress test that I reacted badly to was the induced one. The medication makes your blood vessels dilate. To compensate for this your heart pumps harder. It caused a severe headache, tinitus, l kept nearly passing out, I'd feel like I was falling off the bed, I couldn't move my feet when asked, excruciating pain in abdomen (apparently lots of blood vessels there), I struggled answering simple questions, my hands and feet felt like they were swelling up (perhaps they were, I couldn't lift my head to see) and my throat felt like it was being crushed/strangled.
Before the test the main nurse/technician said it varies from person to person but should feel like I would if jogging to catch the bus. He was really apologetic afterwards and said that it was the worse reaction he'd seen. Throughout the test he kept asking if I wanted to stop it. On the occasion that I managed to answer I said "if I'm not in danger keep going". At one point he told the other technician that he was going to stop the test "if that gets any higher". I'm not sure what figure he was talking about, but it mustn't have got higher as I completed the test.
There was no dye for this test, it was a radioactive isotope that your kidneys don't filter, so was safe for me.
I spoke to others who had the test. They all said things like "you get a bit breathless" and one even said he didn't feel any difference .
I'm hoping my bad reaction is due to having a strong, powerful heart that caused the pain. But as previous tests have shown my heart wobbling rather than pumping, it's probably wishful thinking.
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Gilders, your stress test sounds awful. I'm so sorry.
Pete, my cath was on March11 & sounds pretty much like yours. They started the iv 2 hrs before & kept it going until I left the hospital. My cardiologist also ordered 40 mg pred the day before & the day of the test. I've been off pred for over 2 yrs - I wasn't too happy about that. But everything was OK, no blockages found.
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I hope that all comes out well for the both of you. I just had a medically induced stress test last month and all was well. I had been having a lot of chest pains, but I guess it is because of stress.
I have had a cath done, a couple of years ago and ok was well.
Wishing all the best for the both of you!
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Got my results yesterday. I have no noteworthy issues with my heart. Woohoo!!! :)
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Got my results yesterday. I have no noteworthy issues with my heart. Woohoo!!! :)
That's great news!
I just need to chase my results up now.