12 minutes? I can't walk that far.....


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Posted by Chriscase [75.36.33.47] on Sunday, January 02, 2011 at 18:32:32 :

In Reply to: treadmill stress test posted by bucky [69.96.73.0] on Sunday, January 02, 2011 at 17:16:09 :

They have to do a 'persantine/thallium stress test" on me. The persantine makes my blood pressure go nuts, in order to stress the heart. Makes it feel like my head will explode. Great torture stuff- I admitted to being the second gunner on the grassy knoll, but they still made me keep going. But I've got known problems, that is what the thallium is about. Thallium is a radioactive metal that settles in the heart muscle, making the good ones glow. The muscles served by blocked arteries are no-glow. A glow/no glow gauge ?

Last time i did the 12 minute hike test, I pee'd blood. It's not blood, but muscle break down products. Means that I killed muscle cells. Called "working too hard".

I'm not sure the the usual test shows much. Past heart attacks, I think? The fact that you can do it already is a good sign. But doing one now will establish a baseline for the future. Google is your friend.



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