Hi, I had a nuclear stress test, which I was kind of nervous about because I have negative reactions to so many medications. But I survived without incident and heart is fine. However, some of the radioactive tracer settled under my right arm in my right breast area and now I have to have another test(an ultrasound) my doctor frightened me a little because she said in the past when something like this happens to other patients of hers it turns out to be cancer. Should I prepare myself for the worse and hope and pray for the best? Should she have even mentioned this to me without results from the ultrasound?
Adenosine is the radioactive tracer that they inject into your artery for the nuclear stress test. This link explains the test very well:
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/services/tests/nuclear/adenosine.aspx
Good luck!