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

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

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!

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?

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.

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