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What is a stress test like?
Hi everyone
I have told my doctor that i want a battery of tests run on me because of what happened to my father last week. The doctor asked me what type of test i wanted! I don't know! Maybe you can advise?
He's arranged for me to have a stress test. What am i to expect with that? Are there any dangers with that test?
I really just want a set of tests that will measure whether there is any heart disease or heart problems (i've had an irregular heartbeat although that seems to have resolved by about 95% since my thyroxine medication has increased).
Thanks for any advice you can give. The doctor said he wouldn't recommend an angiogram because it can be dangerous.......thoughts?
I have told my doctor that i want a battery of tests run on me because of what happened to my father last week. The doctor asked me what type of test i wanted! I don't know! Maybe you can advise?
He's arranged for me to have a stress test. What am i to expect with that? Are there any dangers with that test?
I really just want a set of tests that will measure whether there is any heart disease or heart problems (i've had an irregular heartbeat although that seems to have resolved by about 95% since my thyroxine medication has increased).
Thanks for any advice you can give. The doctor said he wouldn't recommend an angiogram because it can be dangerous.......thoughts?
I hasten to add that my personal doctor was not at fault here in that he was not involved in what happened....he has only spoke about it retrospectively....
Also i have no real issue with the cardiologist i saw because he was only doing his job. It's the nurse who i was on the phone to that i'm wondering about and the system in general that is not picking up on cases until it's too late.
Also i have no real issue with the cardiologist i saw because he was only doing his job. It's the nurse who i was on the phone to that i'm wondering about and the system in general that is not picking up on cases until it's too late.
Yes i guess that stress test got me stressed! LOL!
seriously i'm just angry because my father didn't make time to go to the doctor's.....but what really makes me angry is that he would have done if he'd realised what could happen.
I'm angry at the person on the health helpline who i feel overly reassured us that it was just indigestion. I don't understand why she didn't say that we should get help immediately. If i were a trained nurse on a telephone i would say they should get help immediately - based on my experience now.
My doctor told me that my father didn't have classic symptoms. He did but they were at the end when it was too late. However leading up to this two days before he had indigestion with bloating. The doctor now tells me that some heart attacks present like that. Why is no one told this????? Surely the nurse on the phone should have realised that 12 hours of indigestion is too long?
All the while i have people telling me i over worry, so i'm listening to people and following their advice and trying not to worry when i was right all along.
The cardiologist said to me that what has happened is in the past now and i am getting nowhere wondering about it all. How convenient. I asked him if my father would have had problems on that stress test a week before he died......he hesitated and then said something like well it's supposed to show up problems so we would hope that it would.....but most people don't get to have that test unless they have symptoms......such a simple test....doesn't take up much time.....why?
Heart disease is the biggest killer in this country. There shouldn't be any complacency. I'm almost getting the impression that it's acceptable for men to die and leave their wives widows. Surely by now there should be far more checks in place and as i say there should be invitations for men of a certain age to be checked. and i ask the question WHY isn't there?
How much would it cost for a man to be checked say once every five years after the age of 40? Checked either with the scan that kenkeith mentioned or even just a simple stress test? What reasons would there be for not doing this?
seriously i'm just angry because my father didn't make time to go to the doctor's.....but what really makes me angry is that he would have done if he'd realised what could happen.
I'm angry at the person on the health helpline who i feel overly reassured us that it was just indigestion. I don't understand why she didn't say that we should get help immediately. If i were a trained nurse on a telephone i would say they should get help immediately - based on my experience now.
My doctor told me that my father didn't have classic symptoms. He did but they were at the end when it was too late. However leading up to this two days before he had indigestion with bloating. The doctor now tells me that some heart attacks present like that. Why is no one told this????? Surely the nurse on the phone should have realised that 12 hours of indigestion is too long?
All the while i have people telling me i over worry, so i'm listening to people and following their advice and trying not to worry when i was right all along.
The cardiologist said to me that what has happened is in the past now and i am getting nowhere wondering about it all. How convenient. I asked him if my father would have had problems on that stress test a week before he died......he hesitated and then said something like well it's supposed to show up problems so we would hope that it would.....but most people don't get to have that test unless they have symptoms......such a simple test....doesn't take up much time.....why?
Heart disease is the biggest killer in this country. There shouldn't be any complacency. I'm almost getting the impression that it's acceptable for men to die and leave their wives widows. Surely by now there should be far more checks in place and as i say there should be invitations for men of a certain age to be checked. and i ask the question WHY isn't there?
How much would it cost for a man to be checked say once every five years after the age of 40? Checked either with the scan that kenkeith mentioned or even just a simple stress test? What reasons would there be for not doing this?
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Rosemary I live in the UK and there are two important things to do. Firstly, if you want to know anything which your cardiologist hasn't told you, write to him/her asking the questions. If you are unhappy with any comments they made in your meeting, include that in the letters also. Always send a copy to your GP. This soon makes them change their opinion about you and treat you with respect. You see, if you put something in writing such as you don't believe they are taking you seriously or you believe they are overlooking certain things and you become ill over the next few weeks, they are in serious trouble. Not many people write to their cardiologist as they are intimidated by them and scared of them. Here's an example of a conversation I had with a cardiologist last year.....
Dr "I have been told off by hospital management for spending too much time on your case. I don't see anybody else once a week, so you are really lucky"
Me "Well I want the name of the manager concerned because I pay my national insurance and I'm entitled by law to receive treatment. I will take this to a good solicitor"
Dr "well there's really no need because I told him I would continue to see you due to your case being very difficult"
Me "I wouldn't have to come and see you every week if you could make up your mind as to which plan of action is best and we can begin. Each week you have a different opinion and seem to contradict yourself from statements made the week before. I really don't see the point in coming here each week because we simply talk for 5 mins and nothing moves forward. I feel the same now as I did months ago. Perhaps I should have that managers name and take this situation to court"
Dr "Really there's no need for drastic action, I will have a plan of action ready for next week, that's a definite"
I'm sure he was telling lies about the manager and I was not going to be told how lucky I was to be making a journey every week which was a total waste of time. You have to stand your ground, make noise and tell them what you want. I regularly wrote to my GP keeping her informed so if I needed backup, she was there.
Dr "I have been told off by hospital management for spending too much time on your case. I don't see anybody else once a week, so you are really lucky"
Me "Well I want the name of the manager concerned because I pay my national insurance and I'm entitled by law to receive treatment. I will take this to a good solicitor"
Dr "well there's really no need because I told him I would continue to see you due to your case being very difficult"
Me "I wouldn't have to come and see you every week if you could make up your mind as to which plan of action is best and we can begin. Each week you have a different opinion and seem to contradict yourself from statements made the week before. I really don't see the point in coming here each week because we simply talk for 5 mins and nothing moves forward. I feel the same now as I did months ago. Perhaps I should have that managers name and take this situation to court"
Dr "Really there's no need for drastic action, I will have a plan of action ready for next week, that's a definite"
I'm sure he was telling lies about the manager and I was not going to be told how lucky I was to be making a journey every week which was a total waste of time. You have to stand your ground, make noise and tell them what you want. I regularly wrote to my GP keeping her informed so if I needed backup, she was there.
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Wow, they got you a little worked up it sounds like to me........ Congrats on the stress test results, that's the important thing, glad it came out good for you. I know what you mean, some doctors don't always give you the time you need. I always schedule a appointment and make them explain the hard copy of the report to me, sometimes it's the only way to get the info you need.
Congrats again,
Jon
Congrats again,
Jon
Also...
(Ok i'm on a roll)
I told him that when i wore the heart monitor previously i didn't feel any ectopic beats take place. He just laughed as if he thought people lied about it. He said he hears that all the time, that they don't occur when the monitor is on.
Interestingly mine have stopped a great deal after i requested that my thyroxine treatment was increased. I certainly wasn't lying about them
(Ok i'm on a roll)
I told him that when i wore the heart monitor previously i didn't feel any ectopic beats take place. He just laughed as if he thought people lied about it. He said he hears that all the time, that they don't occur when the monitor is on.
Interestingly mine have stopped a great deal after i requested that my thyroxine treatment was increased. I certainly wasn't lying about them
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