stress test/treadmill question keeps coming up

[kia]

Hello Ross and all you Valvers,

Over the last few months I've seen several discussions regarding doctors ordering stress tests, the treadmill / physical kind.

When the subject came up for my fragile, connective-tissue "challenged" daughter, the answer was to do a chemical stress-test, called a Dobutamine test (i think). It gave the answers (about what her heart could perform) that the doctors wanted without stressing her aorta.

It may not suit all. But the opposite of that is why I'm throwing it out here now tho'!

Of the two cardios we saw, the first was not worried about the treadmill at all, while the second one was aghast that it had even been considered for her and strongly advised against it. He suggested the checmical stress test instead.

Kia, mom to Kini (34)

 

[Ross]

Been there and done that.......NEVER AGAIN. It may be fine for some folks, but for someone with lung problems, this will just about kill them.

 

[Harrybaby666]

I Agree With Ross...

I Agree With Ross...

I had one done about 1 year ago, and let me tell you..NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN!!! Had I realized what kind of effects that it would have on me because of my lung issues, I never would have gone through with it...I have asthma, Pulmonary Hypertension and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and I thought I would die when they gave me the chemical stress test. Harrybaby666