I got my cardiologist clearance tests today, not loving the chemical stress test! I go in for my consult, NUT class and pre-op tomorrow in Dallas. I have my surgery date already, April 26, this is going very fast since I am self pay.

Congratulations to you!! I also have the same surgery date as you! 26 April 11.... I am not self-pay though and have been waiting 4+ months to finish the required 3 month supervised diet thing, which my last one is 11 April 11 and then I wait for insurance approval.... ((sigh)) If I could afford to self pay I would've back in Oct when I originally decided to do WLS. Good luck to you and please keep in touch!!!!

We all wish you the best of luck. I underwent a stress test last fall, it had to be chemically induced because I was having terrible knee, foot and back problems, I could not walk for the 10 minutes required. It is a real trip and happens very suddenly, don't panic because it soon passes, be sure to eat something hi carb afterwards to get your energy back - don't worry about the carbs, you have earned them by having this test.

Thanks,and the test wasn't terrifying as several had led me to believe but it wasn't fun, was VERY quick though. I am excited about my surgery and gawd awful scared as well. I keep thinking about the outcome and I'll be just fine. Hello toes : )>

Congratulations to you!! I also have the same surgery date as you! 26 April 11.... I am not self-pay though and have been waiting 4+ months to finish the required 3 month supervised diet thing, which my last one is 11 April 11 and then I wait for insurance approval.... ((sigh)) If I could afford to self pay I would've back in Oct when I originally decided to do WLS. Good luck to you and please keep in touch!!!!

I don't think I would have the nerve to wait that long. I hadn't even thought of doing this until about 2 weeks ago driving home from Houston and saw a billboard in Dallas for VGS and my husband told me to check into it if I was interested then I could do it. So here I am. I'm not telling anyone but my husband and it's all I can do not to let it spill...I want everyone to assume I finally found a modicum of self restraint.

We all wish you the best of luck. I underwent a stress test last fall, it had to be chemically induced because I was having terrible knee, foot and back problems, I could not walk for the 10 minutes required. It is a real trip and happens very suddenly, don't panic because it soon passes, be sure to eat something hi carb afterwards to get your energy back - don't worry about the carbs, you have earned them by having this test.

I was given a Dr Pepper, my drug of choice, and the head ache went right away. I still feel a bit woozy but I survived so off to Dallas tomorrow and hello to the real me.

I had a ghastly time during mine- she had to up the chemical five times and they were cheering me on having me flap my arms and pump my legs to get my heart rate up so that I wouldn't need another higher dose.

If I ever need a stress test again I will wrap both my knees and suffer on a treadmill.