Is it stress?

HAVE YOU HAD A THALLIUM STRESS TEST FOR IRREGULAR HEART BEAT??? PLEASE READ MY OWN, NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE.?

• On March 20th of this year I had to go for a Thallium Stress Test. For those who do not know what this is, I will describe the process. This is a type of nuclear scanning test or myocardial perfusion imaging test. It shows how well blood flows to the heart muscle. It's usually done along with an exercise stress test on a treadmill or bicycle. The thallium stress test is useful to determine: * Extent of a coronary artery blockage * Prognosis of patients who've suffered a heart attack * Effectiveness of cardiac procedures done to improve circulation in coronary arteries * Cause(s) of chest pain * Level of exercise that a patient can safely perform When the patient reaches his or her maximum level of exercise, a small amount of a radioactive substance called thallium is injected into the bloodstream. Then the patient lies down on a special table under a camera ("gamma camera") that can see the thallium and make pictures. The thallium mixes with the blood in the bloodstream and heart's arteries and enters heart muscle cells. If a part of the heart muscle doesn't receive a normal blood supply, less than a normal amount of thallium will be in those heart muscle cells. The first pictures are made shortly after the exercise test and show blood flow to the heart during exercise. The heart is "stressed" during the exercise test — thus the name "stress test." The patient then lies quietly for 2-3 hours and another series of pictures is made. These show blood flow to the heart muscle during rest. I went onto the treadmill, and performed the test to what the written medical report described as " performed to 110% of the required pace, for 8 minutes". Now let me share a LIFE GIVING chain of events with you in regards to this test. The Radiologist who performed the physical test and the scan, said to me...... "Edward, you did say that you had had a heart attack, didn't you??". I replied...No Tom, I said that my mother and father had both had heart attacks....never me. He then said to me....."When we have completed this scan I want to show you something". The scan of the heart was completed and I removed myself from the machine, went over to the large screen where Tom the radiologist was sitting, where he proceeded to show me an artery in the heart which was 95% blocked. (I call it an artery, as I do not remember the exact terminology Tom used) NOW PLEASE NOTE.....I SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TREADMILL TEST TO 110%, WITHOUT A N Y PAIN OR SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE OR HEART DISEASE>>> WITH A 95% BLOCKAGE!!!!! Two days after the test I went to see my renowned cardiologist, who said the following to me...."Wonderful news Edward..... you performed the stress test to 110%". Without being rude to the cardiologist, I drew to his attention the comments Tom the Radiologist had made about the blockage he had shown me at the time of the Thallium Stress Test. "No mention of it on the report" said the cardiologist, but if that was the case, I want you into hospital in two days time for a cathaterization of your heart, and if I find anything I shall place a stint in the affected area. Two days passed and I went into hospital for the heart cath. SURE ENOUGH, within seconds of placing the dye into my heart, the cardiologist found the blockage, shown to me by Tom the radiologist. He placed a stint into my heart and resolved the problem. The "WIDOW MAKER" (as the heart defect is known) did not get me. What is the HUGE LESSON to be learned from this folks???. THE WRITTEN REPORT was INACCURATE and it shows that a 110% successful result on the treadmill with THALLIUM, does not conclusively show that there is a defect in the heart. Have you had a THALLIUM STRESS TEST????? Have you been told that you are fine and 110%????? I had been told this by five cardiologists over the last 15 years that there was nothing wrong with my heart after having had 6 stress tests. Thankfully, the Radiologist Tom found the blockage, otherwise I KNOW from the cardiologist, that I would be another serious, even fatal heart attack statistic. Do you want to make sure that your stress test was accurate??? Its a life or death issue...your life or your death????? Email me if you want to see the pictures of how close you can come to death without knowing it. I had severe tiredness, but did not know why. NOW I DO!!! The near death experience came several hours after the procedure was completed.....something to be shared with those who really want to know about it...email me if you do.

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  Wow, thanks for sharing. I am being treated for several tick-borne illnesses, and I had to go through a stress test (nothing injected though) because of chest pain, shortness of breath and fatgue. i was told, too, that I am fine, although I've often wondered if the doctor was right. He just thought that my symptoms were part of these diseases.