weekycat
Well-known member
I had done a search on them here the other night, and it sounded like a few of you have had bad experiences with them. I just thought I'd tell you about mine.
It wasn't too bad, except for trying to get my heart rate up to 148 beats per minute! I thought I was going to die...and I think they only got it up around 130 bpm. After that was over, they told me to lie down, and a few minutes later I proceeded to have an asthma attack! I guess I kinda forgot about my exercise induced asthma. It's always been self-diagnosed until today.
My PCP happened to be the one doing the stress testing today, so the nurse called him back in and he said, is she wheezing? I said, "yes I am". He asked me if I'd had this problem as a child and I told him yes. He asked if I had an inhaler...I said no, I've never had one. He said, "Well, you're going to get one today.
So...although I won't have the results of my stress test until tomorrow or Monday, I did come home with my first inhaler. Like I said, I actually forgot that I had this condition, because it only happens when I overdue it in the exercise department...which I generally endeavor to avoid at all costs!
I also had my echo today, since it is going on 5 years since my mitral valve repair. For those of you wondering about the longevity of mv repairs...at least according to the echo tech, things looked really good. I'll let you know the details when I get them.
It wasn't too bad, except for trying to get my heart rate up to 148 beats per minute! I thought I was going to die...and I think they only got it up around 130 bpm. After that was over, they told me to lie down, and a few minutes later I proceeded to have an asthma attack! I guess I kinda forgot about my exercise induced asthma. It's always been self-diagnosed until today.
My PCP happened to be the one doing the stress testing today, so the nurse called him back in and he said, is she wheezing? I said, "yes I am". He asked me if I'd had this problem as a child and I told him yes. He asked if I had an inhaler...I said no, I've never had one. He said, "Well, you're going to get one today.
So...although I won't have the results of my stress test until tomorrow or Monday, I did come home with my first inhaler. Like I said, I actually forgot that I had this condition, because it only happens when I overdue it in the exercise department...which I generally endeavor to avoid at all costs!
I also had my echo today, since it is going on 5 years since my mitral valve repair. For those of you wondering about the longevity of mv repairs...at least according to the echo tech, things looked really good. I'll let you know the details when I get them.
