Had a Echocardiogram and a stress test done today...

[funboy6942]

I couldnt do the treadmill for obvious reasons so they shot me up with some stuff. At first it wasnt too bad, but then BAM like a ton of bricks, my face felt like it was on fire, I couldnt catch my breath, my head was pounding, and worst of all, my chest, it felt like someone was putting the squeeze on me, BIG TIME! I thought the pain in my chest was bad all the time, FUCK NO, not till they shot me up with the stuff. I broke several capillaries in my cheeks because of what they put me through for 6 minutes. I thought it was never going to end, and then to top it off after it was done a got a frekin asthma attack to boot. I havent had one of them in over 7 years, I thought I was done with that.

Long and short of it, it was by far the wort 6 minutes of my life and would want anyone to get it done. If you can walk it, DO IT!!!!

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Wait, what was the point of the stress test?

 

[funboy6942]

Oh nothing big, possible enlarged heart and bad valve, all shit I been living with for over 20 years, but because Im going on SSI they forced me to get the test done. I figured I owed it to my family to go get it done too, just on the off chance im fucked. They needed to know, and I need to get on ssi, then ssd, so there was no way out of it.

Its not as if I need more stuff wrong with me, ever since I got hurt on the job they keep finding stuff wrong with me, first my back, then the fact I been living with back problems all my life they found after I messed up my back I been living with spinal bifida, then type II, hypertension, migraines 24/7 which they jsut found out that the fibromyalgia may be the cause of that, bad knees, and now being forced to go see about the pain I been living with in my chest and see whats up with that and the clicking sounds, its been a never ending spiral for me.

Its not been happy happy joy joy time for me since i got hurt back in 2003. Id be a lier if I didnt say between being broke all the time, not being able to do anything anymore, other then sit here, because of my limitations, and the fact we got no money for me to do anything else, I do wish that sometimes it would all end. If it wasnt for my boys, I would of given up a long time ago. Nothing but people figghting we me to get the care and the stuff I need, its been a living hell for the last 5 years or so.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

what are these obvious reasons?

i did an echo awhile back when i was out of shape and it did suck. all these probes latched onto you, then you gotta mildly walk on the treadmill before they crank it up to full blast on an incline for like 10 minutes. sucked.

 

[TecHNooB]

I don't remember either being a bad experience.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
what are these obvious reasons?

i did an echo awhile back when i was out of shape and it did suck. all these probes latched onto you, then you gotta mildly walk on the treadmill before they crank it up to full blast on an incline for like 10 minutes. sucked.

I did answer that in the reply, but if you must know, I have 3 herniated disc at the source of my spinal bifida, which only allows me to walk for very short distances at a time before my legs give out because of the nerves being pinched. I live with constant back pain at all times and get worse with me walking. And I have spinal degeneration as well in the area. I seen 5 doctors and 4 specialists and all said that because of my spinal bifida being in the area if they were to operate on me I will most likely never walk again, so I grin and bare the pain all the time. And there is not one pain pill on the market they have tried on me to make any of it go away. Im just trying my best in that area so not to have to go under the knife and will just deal with it till I cant deal with it no more at all and do it as a last hope and pray I will walk after its done.

There is that,a nd the pain im in all the time from the fibronyalgia that causes pain in my legs, more with my back, my neck, kness, and head. Im hoping BIG TIME the pills Im on for that will give me some rest from the 24/7 migranes, so far the dose im on isnt doing crap, but I go back to see him tomorrow which means he will up the dose and im in for more "high" times from that.

 

[gramboh]

Man sounds like you were dealt a rough set of cards, really sucks, hope things improve for ya.