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Posted 12/20/2011 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
Just found out I have to go for a stress test.  They said it is one hour long!! I'm so very nervous that this is going to cause a MAJOR flare up of the fibro pain. 

Has anyone had a stress test and how did your body react after the fact?  Were you able to continue for the full hour or did you have to quit part way thru the test.

Any info would be appreciated.

Forewarned is forearmed they say lol

Posted 12/20/2011 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
They monitor you during the test. Also, the actual time spent on the treadmill is far less than an hour. Just plan to take it easy that day, and you ought to be fine. The unknown is far worse than the reality!!
Posted 12/20/2011 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
I had a nuclear stress test, but did not have to exercise...instead they injected me with a drug to make my heart act as if I were.

Maybe you won't have to do the treadmill either :) They do monitor you very closely.

Good luck to you...let us know how it went!

Hugs, Robin
Posted 12/21/2011 3:08 AM (GMT 0)
Strangely, it didn't affect me too badly. I was worried that placing my arms above my head for about 15 minutes during the MRI (before and then again after the stress test) would cause so much pain, but it didn't.

It's always what you don't expect that ends up being the problem...in my case, finding out how much radiation I'd been exposed to!! It's one thing if the test is truly necessary, but in my case it wasn't - it was a case of the hospital covering their --- so I was royally peeved.

Good luck, I hope it's not too bad for you and you sail through with flying colors.

Debbie
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