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Ah! I thought it rang a bell! Was it as bad as it sounds?

It basically involves the normal stress test, ie. treadmill, but on this occasion they inject a trace amount of nuclear material that shows up on a special x-ray type camera. If you're not able to use a treadmill then they can do same test by injecting an additional drug that simulates physical activity and they increase the dose to increase work level of the heart. It only becomes painful if you actually get chest pain during the test in which case the test will be stopped immediately. Its done usually under supervision of a cardiologist especially if you're already on medicines to treat the heart. In my case I was kept in overnight but then we knew about damage to my heart just not the extent and how many arteries/veins were affected. I was banned from the treadmill due to the severity of my condition and the nuclear test confirmed a lot of damage hence non-operable other than emergency by-pass if main arteries fail again.

Thanks BMT

Thinking of you, these things are always stressful.

Websailor

Thanks WebbyI'm just going to until the appointment letter drops through my letterbox

"inject a trace amount of nuclear material"

G.B doesn't need that to get blokes Geiger Counters going, now do she

I just keep hearing homer Simpson in my head going "It's Nu-cu-lurrr!"

I you lot

Leaves lots of

Thanks Bel!

The upside of having the nucular stuff injected is us blokes can use our you-know-what as a torch for a few hours

I need a new bulb then

It's amazing how biological these scientific conversation threads get, innit?

Here's a picture of what a nuclear powered lighthouse might look like:
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=366

Back to the this morning, hopefully he'll have news of the next test but as I haven't had an ECG in 7 years I am going to ask to have another. Then wait for the appointment letter

Best wishes!

From me too GB

*paces*

you'll get a "glowing" report