tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post1281357918054162170..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: My Stressful Stress TestDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53291588348983541732009-10-11T12:29:55.483-04:002009-10-11T12:29:55.483-04:00I'm glad all is well! I found your blog post ...I'm glad all is well! I found your blog post yesterday shortly after I developed exactly the same symptoms...including pain in my jaw. Even though I'd been through it before, generally after doing something stupid like overeating, I let the internet freak me out. Still, I'm not as young as I used to be and am inspired to visit my doctor to make sure all is well. Although I'm aDave Reynoldshttp://www.cluelessphotographer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24834396127510506122009-09-25T14:32:58.388-04:002009-09-25T14:32:58.388-04:00Glad to hear you are fine! Ugh, that must have be...Glad to hear you are fine! Ugh, that must have been horrible to exercise for three LOOONG minutes without a bra and be watched by somebody at the same time (that could spike your blood pressure all by itself). And yeah, those hospital gowns are sometimes a laugh.. exactly what they do, I have not figured it out yet. Because they barely cover up your whole body, do not warm you, are see-through,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25783802339591647432009-09-20T14:41:15.817-04:002009-09-20T14:41:15.817-04:00You make me laugh and laugh. I'm not laughing...You make me laugh and laugh. I'm not laughing at you....well, yes I am. But only because I identify.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00376956597443025557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83900480703817201772009-09-20T11:27:35.122-04:002009-09-20T11:27:35.122-04:00I had one of those test done when I was 24 (I'...I had one of those test done when I was 24 (I'm now 35). I failed it...yup, passed right out on the treadmill and at that time I wasn't overweight or anything. Funny thing was that the cardiologist wasn't even concerned that I had passed out. The assistant helped me to the table where they did the heart ultrasound. The cardiologist kept yelling that I wasn't squeezing the dang Sondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130464623649930432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2411715442343339112009-09-20T00:20:22.921-04:002009-09-20T00:20:22.921-04:00glad to know you're okay.glad to know you're okay.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40453049635773399492009-09-19T01:18:26.023-04:002009-09-19T01:18:26.023-04:00Boy did that sound like a lot of fun...Thanks for ...Boy did that sound like a lot of fun...Thanks for the laugh. I didn't have to have a stress test, but the Dr. sent me to the ER because I only get sick at night and I was probably ok but on the other hand my symptoms could mean my heart was malfunctioning and my lungs were filling up with liquids, thus causing my difficulty breathing. Nope, I got an MRI with contrast dye and found out thereShelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40840475084569974722009-09-18T17:55:39.963-04:002009-09-18T17:55:39.963-04:00Your description was EXACTLY what I experienced!!!...Your description was EXACTLY what I experienced!!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581253958511238775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3634863812125421822009-09-18T15:45:33.511-04:002009-09-18T15:45:33.511-04:00You are a bit young for heart problems but listen ...You are a bit young for heart problems but listen to your body and don't assume it is just gas. As I tell my daughters, if I knew I was going to live so long, I would have taken better care of myself. I got a clean bill of health after the same stress test and ended up with them doing angioplasty 2 weeks later. Having had both kinds of stress tests, I would choose the treadmill one over the LindiLounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6812945961957593042009-09-18T10:04:55.580-04:002009-09-18T10:04:55.580-04:00I now what you mean about the retirement home. I ...I now what you mean about the retirement home. I was diagnosed with an arrythmia at 22 and it was almost always assumed I was driving someone else there instead of there for my own appointment. And, everyone else in the waiting room was at least 40 years older than me. <br /><br />Be glad you didn't have to have a radioactive dye test. Then you get to ride a bike with all the electrodes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45231212401048797802009-09-17T22:20:22.366-04:002009-09-17T22:20:22.366-04:00Ok I totally missed something but yay for happy re...Ok I totally missed something but yay for happy results. And for vacations. But now? I'm sooooo wearing a sports bra, screw what they say! :) Thanks for the heads up.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68708973291705372622009-09-17T15:50:43.707-04:002009-09-17T15:50:43.707-04:00If you get the pain again, don't automatically...If you get the pain again, don't automatically assume it's heartburn/indegestion. I did the same thing for YEARS and it turned out to be my gallbladder. By the time the doctors and I put two and two together, my gallbladder was so full of stones that it had doubled in size and attached itself to my liver. Not fun!! If I were you, if it happens again, I would demand a gallbladder Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8484114419109595632009-09-17T12:10:23.520-04:002009-09-17T12:10:23.520-04:00Yay for good results! How awesome to have a dr tha...Yay for good results! How awesome to have a dr that doesn't brush you off. He's a keeper!Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975806548855709834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25222287148801133982009-09-17T10:13:52.228-04:002009-09-17T10:13:52.228-04:00As soon as you got to the part of where the electr...As soon as you got to the part of where the electrodes were applied I thought....what about a bra??? I think trying to run without a bra would have been worse than being out of shape and running. And I am out of shape!!!<br /><br />Glad you are okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8671337323758365312009-09-17T08:33:58.481-04:002009-09-17T08:33:58.481-04:00Such good news, Dawn! Thank you for updating us. ...Such good news, Dawn! Thank you for updating us. I love your description of the stress test room! Way too funny!!<br /><br />Take care of yourself because we all need you around!<br /><br />((hugs))<br /><br />Donna from PA :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13412527297170442322009-09-17T00:16:06.000-04:002009-09-17T00:16:06.000-04:00Welcome to my world. It's an annual thing for...Welcome to my world. It's an annual thing for me. I sit there among all the little white heads and wait for them to ask what is wrong with me. One always does ;)<br /><br />Glad that everyting is ok!Lissetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412161755820423456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67668255600526912672009-09-16T18:52:37.861-04:002009-09-16T18:52:37.861-04:00At least you didn't fall through the hole in t...At least you didn't fall through the hole in the table and almost kill the tech like I did! They didn't tell me about the trap door they opened to do the pre-torture echo and when I went to get up I put my hand right through the hole with my full weight!<br />And after the incline the speed was too fast to walk and too slow to run...I swear they do it on purpose!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55646868017051308802009-09-16T18:23:55.088-04:002009-09-16T18:23:55.088-04:00Yay for good news! =) Thank goodness for indigest...Yay for good news! =) Thank goodness for indigestion. =)Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699051418849331296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11872184161782120392009-09-16T18:02:18.567-04:002009-09-16T18:02:18.567-04:00Somehow I missed that you were having all this fun...Somehow I missed that you were having all this fun! And since you made it past the next day I can tell you that my Dad had a stress test like this...and had a heart attack the next day.<br />Thrilled that you're doing okay! I don't have a clue how to spell this but I get pains that are from esophagial (told you I don't know how to spell it..from the esophagus) spasms that feel like Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01091076981043828400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79929073208188591552009-09-16T16:17:33.703-04:002009-09-16T16:17:33.703-04:00Another reason to start jogging... so if I ever ha...Another reason to start jogging... so if I ever have to do this I won't be horribly embarrassed. I would have never made it... you're a champ, Dawn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166875964870812562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16330060344534419212009-09-16T16:01:39.610-04:002009-09-16T16:01:39.610-04:00Oh so good to know you aren't about to cross t...Oh so good to know you aren't about to cross the pearly gates! Stay well!Purple Quilter Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102651020235200775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61332557993533616592009-09-16T13:12:59.976-04:002009-09-16T13:12:59.976-04:00Running on a treadmill with no bra? I think I wou...Running on a treadmill with no bra? I think I would have to refuse to do that! I love your description of the "girls flying all over the place"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66140161264123921382009-09-16T12:47:02.728-04:002009-09-16T12:47:02.728-04:00This was hilarious! I'm sure it was a little ...This was hilarious! I'm sure it was a little bit less hilarious to live through.....but if you are like me, you were probably writing your blog post in your mind through the whole experience. =DUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015949886773158796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39636357263290150522009-09-16T11:29:20.841-04:002009-09-16T11:29:20.841-04:00Glad it's not the heart but don't let the ...Glad it's not the heart but don't let the doc off the hook. Make sure you get tested for acid reflux. If acid reflux goes untreated for too long it can lead to esophageal cancer.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69116941669870787492009-09-16T11:25:34.782-04:002009-09-16T11:25:34.782-04:00Great post I felt like I was in there with you !
G...Great post I felt like I was in there with you !<br />Glad your ok, that's a blessing .<br />Take care<br />DianeDiane of Crafty Passionshttp://dianobe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81583304535714243862009-09-16T11:21:56.405-04:002009-09-16T11:21:56.405-04:00I had one about ten years ago, and you're righ...I had one about ten years ago, and you're right. The girls go every which way when you're on a treadmill!! BTW, have you tried the Weight Watchers point system? It's SO easy and I've lost 5.9 pounds in four weeks!! Give it a try!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091588345086635920noreply@blogger.com