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To: Ish who wrote (17146)	1/27/1999 2:28:00 PM
From: Justin C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I had an angioplasty procedure 12 years ago after a blockage was discovered during a stress test. If your stress test is typical, the EKG sensors will be attached to your chest before you begin the treadmill, and your heart function will be monitored and recorded as you walk on the treadmill. The treadmill will start out slow and gradually increase in speed and incline.

To: Ish who wrote (17146)	1/27/1999 2:46:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

The Medical Thread. I know the idea of surgery isn't pleasant. I think that too; all the time. I'm naturally inclined to dread getting my hip cut open. But I've had to change my mind about it. Surgery has done some very good things for me, and people I know. It doesn't necessarily mean a decay in function, as I immediately negatively forecast it (I don't know why I do) ~ it can be one shot that does a world of good. Maybe if they found a vein restriction, you would have a simple cause. And a fix. I've been in situations where they couldn't tell what was going on, and that can be bad. If they find something, you'll know for sure what's happened, and happening. I'm not trying to tell you what to feel. Not saying I know what you feel. I wouldn't even comment without knowing how seriously these things effect. I've been afraid. A lot. Enough that it doesn't take much, to call it up, to be right there. It comes up so easily I can feel it now, just thinking about it. But I've become a fan, a believer of sorts, in surgery. And trying to take care of myself. That's not been enough for me; I've needed it anyway. But sometimes it just works fine and that's that and you're on your way to a new place. In one part of my head I look forward to the improvement in function that may come, and forget any other concerns. Because this attitude might be the most realistic. It has been so far. Surgery is also, in a way, a rare opportunity. Because, for example some of the stuff done on me was not done until five or ten years ago - just impossible before "modern times." I also happen to live in a country where it was possible. And could be afforded. And that had the specialists. Surgery can get us past the fear. Past uncertainty. It's done that for me, each time, when I wasn't sure at all it would. It's turned out better.

To: Ish who wrote (17146)	1/27/1999 3:20:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I watched a stress test being performed on a client, he was hooked up to the monitors during the test, as well as afterwards. They did start slow, 3 to 4 minutes at zero grade, followed by increasing the grade by the same amount (1 to 3%) every minute to "tolerance," jolly medical-lingo for exhaustion. The test is supposed to be 6 to 14 minutes in duration. A good cardiologist can tell a lot by just looking at the EKG printout. They also can do thallium scans and ultrasound, which are non-invasive, and cardiac catheterization. The last is mildly invasive, it requires a device to be put in the veins to measure blood flow. "Restriction in blood supply" is the same as ischemia. If it is caused by constriction or occlusion of the cardiac arteries, it is a myocardial infarction, aka heart attack. Just not the Big One. But it is damaging to the heart, the cells of the heart do not regenerate. So, it sounds serious. Hope you are in good hands. I have met a number of cardiologists, and their abilities vary wildly. I am wondering about the statement that you are allowed to drink alcohol. There is research that suggests that consumption of one glass of wine a day may ward off heart disease, but other research suggests that what is at work here are the enzymes in the grape juice, and that grape juice itself will work just as well. I am not aware that alcohol has any other beneficial effect on heart disease, although it is a pain-killer. I drink like a fish myself, so I try to keep up with stuff like that. Alcohol is a poison, no matter how much fun it is.