I dont want to concern you but,,,,,,
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Take the meds he prescribes for you, and continue to harass us with your wit and good cheer, heah? 
Follow the Doctor's orders
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Larry Gude
Strung Out
And...
...you have a good sense of humor as well, even if you have to work at it.
...you have a good sense of humor as well, even if you have to work at it.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Now...
...who is going to make the first bed pan joke, hmm?
...who is going to make the first bed pan joke, hmm?
bcp
In My Opinion
tommyjones
New Member
who is your Dr?
I had a stent put in about a year and a half ago, and luckily no problems so far.
I just had an echo last week, no biggy there, and i had a stress test about 6 months ago, the regular kind. I had somthing similar where they hook you up with a wire in your heart and rev you up and down while watching the electrical responses. it was the weirdest thing i had ever encountered. your heart is pumping at 160 bpm but you are laying still and not winded, it will probably feel similar to you.
good luck
Did the Doc say where the aneurysm was? Did they comfirm it or are they going to do a MRI, CT, etc? That being said follow his orders and lift no more than 5 lbs. If it is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm lifting can cause it to rupture and well, that would not be good at all. My Dad had one about 20 years ago, they went in and did a patch job, fine ever since except for the MI he had while cutting grass, he did finish the grass though, that was about 15 years ago.
Re-read your post and saw arterial sono. when are they doing that?
Re-read your post and saw arterial sono. when are they doing that?
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bcp
In My Opinion
everything gets done next week.
Personally, Im getting tired of all this crap, most of which was either caused by, or greatly contributed to by the smoking all my life (thats a hint for those that have not quit)
Oh well, I guess when you live your whole life with the "It cant happen to me" mindset, sooner or later someone is going to slap the crap out of you and prove that it can.
bcp
In My Opinion
had my sono's, found nothing bad.
then they did the chemical stress test thing,, was normal..
so now, they stuck the 48 hour monitor on me to try and catch the heart doing what its doing..
by the way, that chemical stress test thing? let me give a run down for those thinking on it.
first the give you some radioactive crap in your veins that is supposed to lodge in the heart muscles.
30 minutes later the take pictures of the heart. 15 minutes
after another short rest they bring you to the treadmill room, you feel good sitting there looking at the thing knowing that this time around you will not be tortured with it.
then they say the are going to start the IV with the crap that speeds up the heart. (pretty sure it has a name other than crap)
the next five minutes are the longest in your life, you feel the cool "crap" entering your vein, then your face feels flush, and you start to get dizzzy, the heart starts to speed up, you start to lose you breath almost like you just ran from the police after stealing a box of Krispy Kreams..
those doctors and such attending this function stand around looking at the monitor while discussing who they are boinking in the office,,, or something to that effect, you on the other hand are just waiting to die.
then they pull the IV and in about 2 minutes you are back to totally feeling normal.
this is where they give you the cookies and orange juice.
another resting period and you get to go back in and have a second set of pictures taken.
then they did the chemical stress test thing,, was normal..
so now, they stuck the 48 hour monitor on me to try and catch the heart doing what its doing..
by the way, that chemical stress test thing? let me give a run down for those thinking on it.
first the give you some radioactive crap in your veins that is supposed to lodge in the heart muscles.
30 minutes later the take pictures of the heart. 15 minutes
after another short rest they bring you to the treadmill room, you feel good sitting there looking at the thing knowing that this time around you will not be tortured with it.
then they say the are going to start the IV with the crap that speeds up the heart. (pretty sure it has a name other than crap)
the next five minutes are the longest in your life, you feel the cool "crap" entering your vein, then your face feels flush, and you start to get dizzzy, the heart starts to speed up, you start to lose you breath almost like you just ran from the police after stealing a box of Krispy Kreams..
those doctors and such attending this function stand around looking at the monitor while discussing who they are boinking in the office,,, or something to that effect, you on the other hand are just waiting to die.
then they pull the IV and in about 2 minutes you are back to totally feeling normal.
this is where they give you the cookies and orange juice.
another resting period and you get to go back in and have a second set of pictures taken.
jenbengen
Watch it
OMG, I had one of those (at the ripe old age of 21 many years ago) and it was NOT fun. Everything was fine, and then he said something like "and now you will feel..." and I hit the floor. Turned out to be a nervous system/low blood pressure prob for me. Almost vomited on the doc's shoes. Very uncomfy.
Thanks for the updates. I was wondering how you were doing!