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Nuclear stress test alternatives
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:14 am
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:14 am
Scheduled for one next week. Due to calf tightness when excersising, I am a smoker and type 2 diabetic
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Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:15 am to ole man
How about stretching?
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:16 am to ole man
I’d do the stress test. Need to stay ahead of potential clots, which smoking and being diabetic puts you at a much higher risk
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:17 am to ole man
You'll be fine, they inject you and you feel like you ran on a treadmill without having to run on a treadmill.
This post was edited on 4/16/19 at 7:18 am
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:18 am to Oilfieldbiology
My brother had the same thing. He suffered a stroke in October stints wer put in carotid. And both femoral arteries. No more calf issues
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:19 am to Moustache
Yes, they can inject you with adrenaline and get your heart really racing. You’d probably wish you could have done the actual treadmill, cause I’ve heard people say it feels like they are going to have a heart attack.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:21 am to ole man
quote:
, I am a smoker and type 2 diabetic
How about you start by quitting your nasty habit, fatass
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:23 am to guttata
Just concerned with radioactive shite they put in your day if there is Alternative test they can preform. Guess my smoking days are
Over
Over
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:29 am to ole man
1/2 -1/3 of us will have a heart attack or stroke. You're a diabetic who smokes. Evedently, you cant run long enough for a treadmill, and you are worried about what? Getting cancer in 20 years because of the test (which is safe)?
I hope you do well and the test looks ok, but you might want to focus on making some significant changes in your lifestyle.
I hope you do well and the test looks ok, but you might want to focus on making some significant changes in your lifestyle.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:36 am to guttata
quote:It's not adrenaline.
Yes, they can inject you with adrenaline and get your heart really racing
Your body uses a cycle of building and breaking a chemical bond for energy. ADP>ATP then ATP>ADP and repeat. Adenosine DIPhosphate and Adenosine TRIphosphate (Di meaning 2 and Tri meaning 3). Breaking the chemical bond of the Triphosphate releases a huge amount of energy, kinda like a nuclear bomb except chemical not nuclear.
It's the same chemical your body uses every moment of every day, just a booster shot of an extra amount.
The explosion of energy that simulates running on a treadmill comes on like an explosion and dies off fast as the "ripples" of the reaction fade.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:41 am to ole man
quote:
Just concerned with radioactive shite they put in your day if there is Alternative test they can preform. Guess my smoking days are
Over
But you put carcinogens in your body everyday? Look man, I empathize—I’m a former smoker myself. The radioactive material is safe. There are techs that work there that deal with it everyday—it travels through you whether you’re injected with it or not.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:43 am to Displaced
quote:My first actual lol of the day.
How about you start by quitting your nasty habit, fatass
Thanks
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:47 am to ole man
Read Dr Joel Furhmans Eat to Live.
It will change your life if you let it.
It will change your life if you let it.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:49 am to ole man
Do the test then listen to the advice of your cardiologist and PCP. Stop smoking, eat better, exercise, get bloodwork annually and enjoy a longer and healthier life.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:52 am to ole man
quote:
I am a smoker and type 2 diabetic
I'm sure you know this but that's a really bad combo. Gotta give up those sticks man. They will kill you.
I speak from experience. I'm also diabetic and was an occassional smoker. I had to have two stents put in the widowmaker in June of 2015. I was a massive heart attack waiting to happen. Since that day not a puff of smoke has entered my lungs.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:55 am to Displaced
Well 1 I’m not a fat arse I’m 154 lbs and 2 you are right about the smoking
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:59 am to eScott
quote:
they inject you and you feel like you ran on a treadmill without having to run on a treadmill.
That sounds scary AF
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:59 am to LSUfan4444
Diet is good , sometimes I will have a guilty pleasure hence diabetic. A1ci is 6.3. Down from 10.9 at diagnosis.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:00 am to Sidicous
Lol.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:01 am to ole man
Yes they have alternatives however this test is by far the most accurate. Be thankful your doc decided on this test and insurance decided to cover.
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