Is a stress test required before the banding?

[dxeln 0]

I had a stress test on Fri. 4-13-07. I am a 50 year old female. I did ok, was on the treadmill for about 7 minutes, got over the target heart rate the doctor wanted me to reach, blood pressure was UP!, but I didn't take any medication until after the test was over. Boy!! Am I glad that is over with. Are there any other tests that the Dr. might order for me?

Thanks.

Also, this LapBandTalk.com is wonderful, I read it a lot. I learn from all your experiences, so please keep sharing the good and the not so good so we will continue to learn. I still have a nutrition class to attend, get a psych evaluation and finish up with my monthly progress notes for another 3-4 months.

Thanks everybody!!!:rain: It's been raining and chilly all day here in WV.

[dede801 0]

Not in Mexico---unless you have heart disease that might prove problematic during surgery/anesthesia. Seems to be required by physicians in the U.S.

[LapBandit 5]

Same here, I didn't have to do a stress test; however, depending on doctor or your health situation might call for one.

I had to get an EKG, an Upper GI and blood work pre-op. Plus, the psych consult of course!

[blj5362 0]

I had to have one I too am in WV

[SillyWillyMommy 2]

I had one too.. but only because I have a benign cardiac arrithymia (irregular heartbeat), and very mild aortic stenosis (leaky valve). They wanted to be extra sure that I could handle the surgery. Typically, my doctor recommends just an EKG and Echocardiogram... I guess every practice is different.

[bigdaddynomo 0]

I was not required to have a cardiac clearance before surgery, but my wife had gastric bypass and I remembered they did a cardio-lite test. Because of my family history and being over 50 I asked if I could do it and he wrote me up. Good thing. I passed the stress test but failed the re-perfusion part of the scan after the treadmill. Had a angiogram and found the left anterior descending artery(the widow maker) to be 80% blocked. He put a stent in and man did I feel better. The only drawback is that you have to wait for about a year before you go back and get the Lap band. I think it saved my life. Don't skimp on the tests, but get the cardio-lite test rather than just a stress test.

[ireta 0]

I Had to have one but I have Heart diease. Can someone tell me how to move my ticker? Went to my 2 week appt. and I lost 18 lbs.

[Afrykanvyolet 0]

Julia,

You have to go back on tickerfactory.com and log in. Then, you have to put in your new numbers and repost it to your signature page (just like how you added it the first time). You have to do this each time you want to change your numbers.

[dislexi 1]

I had to have cardiac clearance due to family history....nuclear stress test and eco.

This psyc eval that so many posters talk about never came up. Mayfe because insurance wasn't paying?

[LoriPA 4]

Since I had a history of Prinzmetal's (non-blockage) angina and idiopathic cardiomyopathy, I was required to have one done, as well as be cleared by my cardiologist, who gave me the good news that my ejection fraction rose from 50 percent from the test I had in 2004 to 65 percent I had on the recent test. I was cleared the same day the results came in!