Ok, as much as I don't want to, I'm gonna write something.
Have ya ever had a stress test? Well let me tell ya bout a stress test......they suck. In MY book, they cause unnecessary stress to the heart that is work'n just fine. But then, that ain't THEIR idea.
The day before, I was told I could have no coffee for a whole 24 hours before I show up for the tests. I was also told I could not smoke for those same hours. Is puff'n considered smok'n? I could not eat nuttin after midnight. So what I did, I got up early the morn'n before the tests (wednesday) so's I could get as much coffee in me an' as many smokes in me as I could before 12 noon......23 hours before my tests the next day. The rest of the day, night an' next morn'n was hell. Who ever hear of get'n up in the morn'n an' not sip'n up a cup an' blow'n smoke?
I was pretty stressed out bout all this stuff because of the last one I had back in 2007....by Dr. Frockerstik, over there in Deming NM. He couldn't get that big ass needle in my arm. An' I had bout a hunnert bruises to prove it. He skeered hell out me so bad I never wanted another stress test for the rest my life. An' I meaned it too. Not by him anyhows. Freak'n needle rookie.
THIS stress test was different. I was first given a ultrasound of my heart an' all them veins an' stuff. Dr. Frick didn't do that. Nice lady says come back at 1pm.
A hour later after the ultrasound stuff, we returned for the nuclear stress test. That's where they stick the needle in ya....a big ass needle. The nice lady what did that deserves a hefty raise. She was gooood. All I feeled was a tiny prick in my skin an' she says...."all done". Later they will inject some radioactive active stuff in your blood stream an' see what it does to ya. Well shoot, it stresses your heart like you was run'n a 100 mile marathon...a hunnert mile a hour. But, before they do that, they take pics of your heart with no nuclear stuff. This takes bout 30 minutes....sit'n, wait'n an' drink'n water an' tak'n "selfies". Not really, they use this big ol' machine to take pics.
Off to another room where the EKG stuff is hook up. I'm hook up to a computer. I lays down an' this other nice lady comes in with two thingys filled with the chemicals. In that needle it goes. I feel it go up my arm, headed to my heart, brain an' everwheres else. I'm gasp'n for air an' have this funny "weird" feel'n all over. It's normal she says. Twenty minutes later I'm sit'n back in that other room, sip'n water an' wait'n for more pics. So far so good.
The pics are took. It's been a couple three an' a half hours of tests. I'm free to go. "Now that weren't so bad was it Billy Bob"? Well no, but I'm starv'n to death, need some caffeine an' a couple smokes.
On the way back to "da house' we get a phone call. It's from the test I had last week, the ultrasounds look'n for blockages. The nice lady says I'm good. Now wait a minute, I know I have blockage in my neck....one not so good. But, this nice lady did relieve the stress of hav'n surgery to remove blockage before the back surgery. But again, what did this nice lady mean by "good". Good enough for surgery or good with no blockage over 70%? That got me to think'n....does Plavix help remove blockages? I been tak'n that crap for over 6 years. Or is there the possibility Dr. Frinkfronk was look'n for some pocket change to remove blockage what ain't there? I would like to see the numbers from this test to compare to 7 years ago.
Anyhows, yesterday was a success. What the results are I won't know till I see Dr. M. next tuesday. Good I hope. Now, speak'n of good, it seems I am in perfect health.....ha ha right!!! All the docs an' tests are go'n my way up to this point. That makes me feel soooo much better. Damn I hate tests.
MsB, I have been tak'n Plavix for 6 1/2 years. Only recently, the last two years, have I been taking much aspirin....anywheres from 500 to 2000mg a day. Here in Georgia, the cardiologist took me off Plavix. Said I don't need it. Ha ha....he said to take aspirin (81mg a day). But, since I've been off Plavix, my blood pressure has increased. Took it just now.....148/78. An' I'm sit'n on my ass "do'n nuttin" I normally run 125 or 30 over 70 to 75.
This is all I'm gonna write bout today. I NEED to do something......damn, I hate warsh'n dishes.
Have ya ever had a stress test? Well let me tell ya bout a stress test......they suck. In MY book, they cause unnecessary stress to the heart that is work'n just fine. But then, that ain't THEIR idea.
The day before, I was told I could have no coffee for a whole 24 hours before I show up for the tests. I was also told I could not smoke for those same hours. Is puff'n considered smok'n? I could not eat nuttin after midnight. So what I did, I got up early the morn'n before the tests (wednesday) so's I could get as much coffee in me an' as many smokes in me as I could before 12 noon......23 hours before my tests the next day. The rest of the day, night an' next morn'n was hell. Who ever hear of get'n up in the morn'n an' not sip'n up a cup an' blow'n smoke?
I was pretty stressed out bout all this stuff because of the last one I had back in 2007....by Dr. Frockerstik, over there in Deming NM. He couldn't get that big ass needle in my arm. An' I had bout a hunnert bruises to prove it. He skeered hell out me so bad I never wanted another stress test for the rest my life. An' I meaned it too. Not by him anyhows. Freak'n needle rookie.
THIS stress test was different. I was first given a ultrasound of my heart an' all them veins an' stuff. Dr. Frick didn't do that. Nice lady says come back at 1pm.
A hour later after the ultrasound stuff, we returned for the nuclear stress test. That's where they stick the needle in ya....a big ass needle. The nice lady what did that deserves a hefty raise. She was gooood. All I feeled was a tiny prick in my skin an' she says...."all done". Later they will inject some radioactive active stuff in your blood stream an' see what it does to ya. Well shoot, it stresses your heart like you was run'n a 100 mile marathon...a hunnert mile a hour. But, before they do that, they take pics of your heart with no nuclear stuff. This takes bout 30 minutes....sit'n, wait'n an' drink'n water an' tak'n "selfies". Not really, they use this big ol' machine to take pics.
Off to another room where the EKG stuff is hook up. I'm hook up to a computer. I lays down an' this other nice lady comes in with two thingys filled with the chemicals. In that needle it goes. I feel it go up my arm, headed to my heart, brain an' everwheres else. I'm gasp'n for air an' have this funny "weird" feel'n all over. It's normal she says. Twenty minutes later I'm sit'n back in that other room, sip'n water an' wait'n for more pics. So far so good.
The pics are took. It's been a couple three an' a half hours of tests. I'm free to go. "Now that weren't so bad was it Billy Bob"? Well no, but I'm starv'n to death, need some caffeine an' a couple smokes.
On the way back to "da house' we get a phone call. It's from the test I had last week, the ultrasounds look'n for blockages. The nice lady says I'm good. Now wait a minute, I know I have blockage in my neck....one not so good. But, this nice lady did relieve the stress of hav'n surgery to remove blockage before the back surgery. But again, what did this nice lady mean by "good". Good enough for surgery or good with no blockage over 70%? That got me to think'n....does Plavix help remove blockages? I been tak'n that crap for over 6 years. Or is there the possibility Dr. Frinkfronk was look'n for some pocket change to remove blockage what ain't there? I would like to see the numbers from this test to compare to 7 years ago.
Anyhows, yesterday was a success. What the results are I won't know till I see Dr. M. next tuesday. Good I hope. Now, speak'n of good, it seems I am in perfect health.....ha ha right!!! All the docs an' tests are go'n my way up to this point. That makes me feel soooo much better. Damn I hate tests.
MsB, I have been tak'n Plavix for 6 1/2 years. Only recently, the last two years, have I been taking much aspirin....anywheres from 500 to 2000mg a day. Here in Georgia, the cardiologist took me off Plavix. Said I don't need it. Ha ha....he said to take aspirin (81mg a day). But, since I've been off Plavix, my blood pressure has increased. Took it just now.....148/78. An' I'm sit'n on my ass "do'n nuttin" I normally run 125 or 30 over 70 to 75.
This is all I'm gonna write bout today. I NEED to do something......damn, I hate warsh'n dishes.
Sounds like you will be collecting golf course snowmen by Christmas.
ReplyDeleteBoy howdy that would be nice.....but, I'm think'n it will take longer than that.
DeleteLooks like things are looking up for you, with all them good tests.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope so George. I been go'n through some stuff just to get this far.
DeleteHurrah to you! Passed with flying colors, didn't you?
ReplyDeleteI had that stress test one time, lying in bed. Thought my heartbeat was going to take me right out of this world, put me into orbit. Scary, I'm telling you.
Ha ha Sissy. I ain't never pass nuttin with fly'n colors.
DeleteThis stress test I didn't feel my heart go'n a hunnert mile a hour....but I did feel all that other stuff.
Great results from the tests. Seems like I read somewhere that statins can clear blockages. Didn't you say you takes a statin?
ReplyDeleteSatin??? Is that a color? Ha ha, I'm just kidd'n. I don't even know what a statin is much less if'n I'm tak'n any. Oh wait....is Lipitor a statin. If so, I just started on it again....after many years off.
DeleteCheers for the lady that drew your blood! Wish she could really get a raise...Vada in Tx,
ReplyDeleteMy wife had a stress test a few years ago and they made her run on a tread mill. Your way seems easier but maybe the tread mill is safer. You can stop running if need be but you can't pull that injected stuff back out.
ReplyDeleteDid I ever tell ya bout the time Dizzy????
DeleteOn a trip to Ca. I had to see a heart specialist. He put me on a treadmill an' say....."run fast you can".....for 14 miles". Well....that weren't really the way it happen, but I couldn't finish on a treadmill 'cause of my back situation.
With the injected method, it can be stopped immediately with another chemical they inject in there. Only took like 10 seconds to "murder" that stuff they put in me an' slow my heart back to normal.
My stress test was a treadmill. They ran it as fast as it would go at the steepest angle and my heat beat and respiration never got high enough for them to get a reading. The doc gave up after ten minutes and decided I did not have heart trouble after all.
DeleteThey put those chemicals in and they say this will feel warm. Oh, they didn't mean warm as in all cozy, did they? Hot flash, anyone? Course mine wasn't a stress test; just a picture with contrast--made me think of the NBC peacock. Remember that colorful symbol?
ReplyDelete"Who ever hear of get'n up in the morn'n an' not sip'n up a cup an' blow'n smoke?"
ReplyDeleteMe :)
"That got me to think'n....does Plavix help remove blockages? I been tak'n that crap for over 6 years. Or is there the possibility Dr. Frinkfronk was look'n for some pocket change to remove blockage what ain't there? "
ReplyDeleteHave no idea if Plavix removes blockage but I sure got a good chuckle about the pocket change....jajajajajaja :D