Stress test

[Gina]

Has anyone taken a stress echo test? Since the begining of January I joined a gym. Last Friday while I was on the threadmill the trainer put me on 20 minutes, when the 20 minutes was up. I stopped the threadmill and got off, well I felt dizzy and was going to continue to excercise but decided I better not. I called my dr. to ask him if this was normal,I have had dizzy spells during the summer. Which turned out to be lower blood pressure, anyway he called me back and said no I want you to come in and we will give you a script to go take a stress echo test. Now I am worried and scared. I know my dr. is very on top of things. I am to take this test on Monday and I haven't been back to the gym until this test is done.Have any of you ladies taken this test?or felt this way after walking on threadmill? My friends told me of course you felt dizzy you are suppose to slow down during the cooling period. I didn't know that.. Please say a prayer that they don't find anything wrong with my heart.

[Janet]

Of course you'll be in my prayers, Gina. I really don't think you'll have much to worry about. Could be low or high blood pressure. If you're not use to being on the treadmill that could have something to do with it. Yes, I know you are suppose to start off slow then speed up and then have a cooling (slow down) period. Have you done a search to see what it MIGHT possibly be. Remember not everything on the net is the truth. It's great you have a cautious Dr. More should be like him/her.

[rivermom]

Keep us posted on how the doctor visit goes. Don't worry yourself ~ It sounds like you've just over done it on the tread machine. I've felt that way myself a time or two when I've over done it. I knew better and should have done my sessions shorter. Maybe for now you should skip the tread machine and just do light exercizes like walking or something. Don't forget the H2o.

Will be thinking of you and will be checking back next week to see how your visit went.

[Gina]

Thanks girls!! I won't get crazy, I will let you know how it goes on Monday

[Tink]

My prayers are with you Gina.

I've had a stress test. What they do is to hook you up with wires to do an EKG while you're on a treadmill. They start you out slow, and monitor you as you speed up and make the incline steeper. If they see any irregularities or you seem too "out of breath" they will end the test right away.

When I had mine, there were 2 people in the room with me; a technician and a cardiac nurse. They're very careful not to push you harder than you can safely endure.

Some have blood pressure drops when on their feet for a long period. This can make you light headed. I hope that's all it is.

[Tink]

Gina, when is your stress test scheduled for?

I'm still praying that your results are good!

[Janet]

She posted she needed the stress test on the Monday following her post which was 1/31/07 so I'm thinking she will have the test tomorrow on the 5th.

Gina, please let us know about your test. We have you in our prayers!!

[Tink]

Thanks Janet!

Gina, please keep us posted!

[Gina]

Ahh thank you girls for thinking of me, my test is tomorrow at 4 pm. I will post when it is over.. I am trying not to think about it and worry.Thank you for your prayers and concerns, your the best )

[rivermom]

Just thought id check this thread wanting to see how Gina's day went at the doctors. Thoughts are out to you today Gina!

[Gina]

Hi Girls!!

Thank you once again for thinking of me, as tink mentioned in her post, there was the technican and the cardic nurse with me during the stress test. The nurse explained to me that my heart is fine, everything is good. I have mitral valve prolapse, I was probably born with that. Many years ago a dr. detected a heart murmur. In the past some drs. haven't heard the murmur so I never gave it much thought. I have always premedicated myself with antibodics when I go to the dentist.
The nurse said I should strenghten my heart by continuing going to the gym and working out she did say that I should have cooled down when on the threadmill, its like a horse after a race, the jockey walks the horse until it slows down. I abrubtly came off the threadmill so it was normal for me to get dizzy. The technican and nurse explained that he was going to hold me when she stopped the threadmill and have me lay down to see my heart on the echo. I will have the report in two days, but she said I am fine and once I speak to my dr. to continue the exercise. I feel like a weight has lifted...Does anyone have mitral value prolapse?

Girls you are the best, and btw I posted some of my 50th birthday photos, in the picture section. Check them out.

[Janet]

Yay!!! So glad everything is really fine, Gina! I remember now taking a stress test. It's been a while, but yours and Tink's experience reminded me I had done that too. Thought I was going to fall off that treadmill. I kept wanting them to stop it and they kept saying..."just a little more." I wish I would have had the strength to smack 'em.....LOL

I have never heard of mitral value prolapse. Is it a fancy name for heart murmur?

[Tink]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwwwwwww for Gina!

I'm so glad your stress test turned out well.
If I'm not mistaken, we do have someone on our site who also has this condition.
(I'll let her speak for herself if she wants) She does well, and I expect you will too. It's able to be treated with meds if it becomes a problem, so it's not something to fear greatly at this point.

I'm so relieved this isn't going to be a major ordeal for you.
HUGS