Almost done with testing!

[DaisyGirl 0]

I can't believe I am alsmost done with all the pre testing. In about two weeks I will be able to call my surgeon and get a date for surgery...

I wonder how long it will be untill I have my surgery. the quicker the better.

I just had my upper GI. Man did that stink!.

I hope my stress test on Monday and Tuesday will be easier..lol

Anyone have to have a nuclear stress test.

I am a bit Nervous..

Amy

[woodkd 0]

I can relate!! I have just gone through the month of hell with all of the testing I had to get done. I second the fact that the upper GI is nooooooo fun. I'm glad it's done. I was nervous for some of the tests but they came out fine, you have nothing to worry about. Hopefully they'll give you your date within a couple of weeks. I get banded on Tuesday, the date arrives before you know it. Best of luck.

Debbie

[New Hope 37]

Amy, a nuclear stress test is just a regular stress test where they hook up monitors to you and you walk a treadmill. They will gradually increase the speed and the incline. They want you to do it as long as you possibly can so they can get a good reading on your heart. The nuclear stress test means they will inject a radio-isotope into your inner arm (where they usually draw blood). They do the injection before the actual test. You wait a specified time for it to travel through your body. Then they hook you up to the monitors and do the treadmill. The radio-isotopes has absolutely no side-effects. It passes safely out of your body. Be sure you eat a good, balanced Breakfast before the test. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes - a top that buttons down the front so they can hook up the monitors. It's really a good test to have on your records for future monitoring of your heart health. You'll probably be a little tired when you get through. You'll do fine!

[blossom 2]

Hmmm.... you know, my dr. has not suggested any testing for me. The only thing he talked about was visiting a nutritionist. Is that odd or did others not have to do all this testing?

[New Hope 37]

Blossom, they all have different rules and regulations. I'm sure he'll let you know when the time gets closer. There's usually routine blood work, ekg, etc. Depending on a person's health history, there may be more extensive tests required.

[Janie Jackson 0]

I had a necular stress test. Just the name of it sounds so scary but it was nothing. The upper g-I stuff where you have to drink yuccky stuff is the hardest. I had to have a regular (treadmill) stress test for the lapband surgery. The necular stress test came about 7 or 8 months earlier when I thaught I had had a heart attack. It turned out to be a gallbladder attack. Dont wory about the stress test...Janie