Why do they call it that? Sounds like they are going to do an A-Test with you as ground zero. But anyway, I have just scheduled my biennual appointment for a nuclear stress test for July 12 starting at 7:30 am. Means I will have to get up at 6:30 am to get to SCS for the test... no food or drink before hand. Why I did this to myself I do not know. I guess we all like to punish ourselves in one way or the other. the treadmill isn't all that bad... it is the lying on your back with your arms strapped over your head for 40 minutes whilst the camera slowly goes all around your chest before you even get on the treadmill. Then, you do the pictures once again after the treadmill. Treadmill takes about 9 minutes.... the pictures and other stuff take a couple of hours. Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Nuclear Stress Test
Why do they call it that? Sounds like they are going to do an A-Test with you as ground zero. But anyway, I have just scheduled my biennual appointment for a nuclear stress test for July 12 starting at 7:30 am. Means I will have to get up at 6:30 am to get to SCS for the test... no food or drink before hand. Why I did this to myself I do not know. I guess we all like to punish ourselves in one way or the other. the treadmill isn't all that bad... it is the lying on your back with your arms strapped over your head for 40 minutes whilst the camera slowly goes all around your chest before you even get on the treadmill. Then, you do the pictures once again after the treadmill. Treadmill takes about 9 minutes.... the pictures and other stuff take a couple of hours. 
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You do it for the same reasons I do it: 1. because your wife tells you to do it. 2. you do it just to have them say, "you're good!" Face it, if you were living by yourself with no one to take care of you or no one to take care of yourself for, you and I'd be dead years ago. Kudos to the women and the medicine. Both are keeping us stubborn men alive to see more of this glorious world...either that or they're keeping us alive so we can be hit by a truck. Nonethelss, keep it up, pops! God speed, Good health and mazel tov!
ReplyDeleteIf I try to run before eating in the morning I get the dry heaves. Every time. Not sure how I would make it through the test.
ReplyDeleteIf I eat a handful of Cheerios before-hand, I'm fine for 10 miles. Weird.