One of the things I am dealing with is a “tickle” in my chest.
Nothing disturbing, but just trying to figure out what it is. I have an idea but the MD wants to check out all things.
Today I had a heart stress test. ( I don’t think my issue is heart related)
The idea is.
Inject you with radio active stuff
Take a 3d image of your heart at “rest”
Stress your heart ( treadmill)
Inject you with more stuff
Take another 3d image of your heart when they see where the “stuff” went to.
Sounds good in theory.
In practice… it means 4 hours with a tube hanging out of your arm ( uncomfortable)
2X 15 minutes in a machine as motionless as possible as this thing whirls and clicks around you.
Time on a treadmill, while wired to a computer as they increase speed and angle to get your heart rate up.
My biggest problem was on the treadmill. I could not get my heart rate high enough before my legs ( knees ) were hurting. The prvious setting I could have done for hours ( a little above my normal walk), but the increase was a little much. I did get to 85% of the target rate ( which is 170 ) so I was able to get “valid” results.
I was happy with the behaviour of my heart…. all the walking I do is good for it….
It will be a couple of weeks before results are known.
