i've got my new meat valve, and think i'm fully recovered, and have
started training to run a marathon in december. or maybe just the
half, haven't decided yet, depends how training goes.
i'm thinking i might have another echo and ekg done. no real reason,
other than i just want to see what i can see. it's affordable, and the nurses
are cute. but i can also have a stress test done while i'm there.
any reason NOT to do the stress test, other than it'll be pretty much
useless in the absence of symptoms? and good reasons i SHOULD have
one done?
and am i correct this takes about a half hour, involves walking on a
treadmill at slowly increasing speed and slope, with ekg leads connected?
does this also involve some sort of oxygen saturation or lung
capacity testing? or is that something else?
started training to run a marathon in december. or maybe just the
half, haven't decided yet, depends how training goes.
i'm thinking i might have another echo and ekg done. no real reason,
other than i just want to see what i can see. it's affordable, and the nurses
are cute. but i can also have a stress test done while i'm there.
any reason NOT to do the stress test, other than it'll be pretty much
useless in the absence of symptoms? and good reasons i SHOULD have
one done?
and am i correct this takes about a half hour, involves walking on a
treadmill at slowly increasing speed and slope, with ekg leads connected?
does this also involve some sort of oxygen saturation or lung
capacity testing? or is that something else?