Hello all,

I am soooooooooooo nervous, I go for my stress test in 3 hours.....I am so outta shape how do they expect me to be able to handle it???? I get tired & out of breath walking up my steps in my home..never mind a stress test on the treadmill with the speed & incline increasing:w00t:

If I was in shape I wouldn't need the surgery...

I hope to make it home in one piece and not end up on the floor.......................

Are they having you do a treadmill test mine was a PET Stress Test and it was all done chemically while I laid in the camera took about an hour for the complete thing instead of hours like a treadmill test. Good Luck

Mine was done chemically as well.

I wish mine was done chemically!! I had to do the treadmill. By the end (and when I could finally get my breath to talk) I told them I didn't like them very much! LOL But it was all good. YUCKY tho. :smile:

i had to do both, first chemically, then the treadmill, i am sorry to say i have never been on a treadmill before an what a sight to see they gave me medicine to slow down my heart rate it was hard but i pass. i was like a new born baby trying to walk. so it was worth it i think you has to pass so many points.

Weeellllll I'm home & its OVER:smile::smile: It was not as bas as I was anticipating.....It was the treadmill test and it was actuallly a lot shorter than I expected..I was only on the treadmill approx. 15 minutes...I guess my heart rate reached my goal pretty quickly....They examined my heart (with the echo) while it was still pumping really fast and compared it will the echo from las week & said it looked good.

Okay so I got my clearance from the cardiologist:biggrin::tongue:...now on to the next step, next week is the seminar, then I have to schedule my psych. appointment.

I actually feel like I'm on the path.........step by step I will get there:rolleyes2: