Discussion Nuclear Stress Test

[Geekbabe]

My last 2 CT scans have shown fat in my heart indicative of myocardial infarction, something I pointed out to my new PCP…. I am waiting on a date for a nuclear stress test ( without exercise)

ALWAYS, look over your scan reports carefully! One Doc noted that I had an echocardiogram…..but didn’t notice that test was done in 2017! . Be your own advocate, question test results be polite of course but nobody cares about your health more than you do!

Now I’ll get another cool radioactive sticker for my collection 😀more importantly I might get some answers about my heart & possible tie in to the multiple brain infractions I have had. It might be stent time or medication change time but at least I will have some answers.

I need the senior flu shot & also need the new COVID booster but am nervous proceeding given my CT results.

My cancer is stable….thank goodness

 

[BoomerD]

So...in a blackout, we should stand close to Geekbabe...she glows in the dark!

Good on ya for keeping on the docs....way too many of them see way too many people to actually keep track of or remember who you are, let alone any diagnoses or treatments.

 

[Captante]

I did a stress-test with exercise last year and it wasn't a lot of fun.... nearly fell on my face on the dang treadmill lol!

Fortunately the news was good despite having AFIB in 2020 my heart is overall in pretty good shape.... I'll be thinking happy thoughts for you!



EDIT: And as I've said before all a medical degree does is make the odds of avoiding an inattentive moron higher... it does NOT eliminate them.

We are our number one health-advocates not our doctors!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wow hope you get well soon. Glad to hear the cancer is stable though but myocarditis is no walk in the park either.

 

[IronWing]

I want to hear more about your multiple brain infractions.

 

[Captante]

I want to hear more about your multiple brain infractions.

Pull ovah! Pull ovah!

 

[Charmonium]

infractions

I want to hear more about your multiple brain infractions.

I'm pretty sure she meant "infarcts" - those are the farts that never come out.

Kidding. An "infarct" is a blockage.

 

[SKORPI0]

 

[Red Squirrel]

Actually that reminds me a lot of an angiogram which is to check for blockages though I don't think they make you run for those.

 

[Geekbabe]

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They are going to use medication to trick my heart into thinking it is doing the treadmill don’t think I could survive a treadmill test

 

[Geekbabe]

I'm pretty sure she meant "infarcts" - those are the farts that never come out.

Kidding. An "infarct" is a blockage.

Thank you, typing on an iPad gets tricky sometimes

 

[Charmonium]

I think it used to be called a thallium stress test since that's the source of the radiation they'll be measuring.

What is a Thallium Stress Test?

Learn more about a thallium stress test, what to expect, what it measures, and what the results mean for your heart health.

www.webmd.com

 

[Kaido]

Now I’ll get another cool radioactive sticker for my collection 😀more importantly I might get some answers about my heart & possible tie in to the multiple brain infractions I have had. It might be stent time or medication change time but at least I will have some answers.

The last one on my punch card was eating radioactive eggs. I forget what the test is called, but it's the one where YOU become the X-ray & are emitting it, haha!

Turns out I have a histamine intolerance! 60+ symptoms magically vanished upon treatment in the last 2 months!! All from some magic OTC pill I get from Amazon LOL.