I haven’t actually done the stress test yet, that joy happens this afternoon, but I find myself stressing about the stress test because:
This is how I imagine myself to be:
But this is how I fear I’ll be after the stress test!
-sigh-
What is a stress test?
Basically, it’s a way to test how your body works under conditions of stress. The stress is provided by a treadmill. The test is to see whether you drop dead after 10 minutes of running on the treadmill…
Back when I used to go to the gym, I could run for 20 minutes, on an incline and step off feeling pretty good. Now? Close to 20 years later? I’m dreading it, not least because I know that my vanity will make me try harder than I should at 65…
-sigh-
According to the ECG, my heart is fine. Yet despite that, my blood pressure is nudging the top of the normal range. Something has caused this change because for most of my life, my blood pressure never deviated from ‘average’.
So…the stress test. I just hope I don’t end up as wet and smelly as that labrador. 😦
Meeks
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October 13th, 2018 at 11:51 pm
Wow. Golden Retrievers are charmers. They are lovable, well-mannered, intelligent dogs. They are easy to train because of their gentle behavior. They really know how to please people and other dogs. Get along with children very well.
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October 15th, 2018 at 2:21 pm
lol – they are gorgeous aren’t they? You’ve obviously had one as a friend. 🙂
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August 23rd, 2018 at 10:32 pm
I’m glad all went well.
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August 24th, 2018 at 7:44 pm
Thanks, Yvonne. I was a bit of a wimp before hand and put it off for a month. Much relieved. 🙂
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August 23rd, 2018 at 10:34 am
Congratulations on passing the test. 🙂
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August 23rd, 2018 at 11:52 am
Thanks, feel as if a huge weight has fallen off my shoulders. 🙂
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August 23rd, 2018 at 10:04 am
Good luck! 🙂
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August 23rd, 2018 at 11:52 am
Thanks, Rob. It’s all good, just need to exercise more. 🙂
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August 23rd, 2018 at 12:16 pm
I’m glad to hear it!
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August 23rd, 2018 at 7:30 pm
🙂
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August 22nd, 2018 at 10:36 pm
Good luck.
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August 23rd, 2018 at 8:19 am
Thanks. I’m not as good as I’d like to be but, I ‘passed’. 🙂
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August 22nd, 2018 at 9:56 pm
I don’t need stress tests because I already know the answer: I’m permanently stressed 😀
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August 23rd, 2018 at 8:20 am
lmao – but that’s just your head. I suspect your heart is just fine. :p
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August 22nd, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Good luck! And be sure to reward yourself after all that running! *hugs*
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August 22nd, 2018 at 7:21 pm
-giggles- Thanks! I did. We just had fish and chips for dinner. We also had coleslaw to go with but this may be the last ‘fry up’ for a while. I passed the stress test, but not with flying colours. I need to get fitter so more gardening and more salads. 🙂
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August 22nd, 2018 at 12:13 pm
Good luck! I keep picturing a cat curling up on the treadmill’s interface screen. Dogs… LOL
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August 22nd, 2018 at 7:22 pm
Yeah, a cat wouldn’t be caught dead running on the spot! ;D So undignified.
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August 22nd, 2018 at 11:29 am
Meeka you will do fine. I have faith in you. Hugs
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August 22nd, 2018 at 7:23 pm
Thanks, Scottie. I passed and I don’t need medication but I do need to work on fitness. 🙂
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August 22nd, 2018 at 8:52 pm
In the next three weeks I have to have a P.E.T. scan, a heart echo, and a 24 hour monitor. I was to have a stress test but they did not schedule it and I am not reminding them. Nothing serious but my pulse is running very fast, 115 to 140’s. That with shortness of breath has them worried. OH well. Hugs
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August 22nd, 2018 at 11:35 pm
Ron just told me the PET scan is a stress test also, just with out the treadmill. I am delighted you do not need medication. I knew you would do well, you have a lot going on in your life. Hugs
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August 23rd, 2018 at 8:19 am
-hugs- I hope yours goes just as well. Take care, Scottie.
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August 23rd, 2018 at 8:21 am
That doesn’t sound good. I’m glad you’re getting the tests done. I put mine off for weeks. Better know right? -huge-
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August 23rd, 2018 at 8:29 am
Meeka you are a gem. I am glad to have met you online. I will be OK. I have had health issues since I was a child, I don’t get too excited over them until they start talking surgery and removing things. I really don’t know what they suspect, all I know is my EKG was abnormal and my pulse is rapid constantly with shortness of breath. I also told them I was simply out of shape but they did not buy it. So we will see in about three weeks. Probably they will tell me I am an out of shape overweight old man. 😁😄😋 Hugs
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August 23rd, 2018 at 11:54 am
-giggles- I most sincerely hope that’s all they tell you. We can go on a diet together. :p
Seriously, keep me posted. -hugs-
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August 22nd, 2018 at 11:22 am
I offer my support, good wishes, and if you last the ten minutes, you’re doing better than most.
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August 22nd, 2018 at 11:28 am
lol – thanks, I’ll take all the support I can get. I still see myself as relatively fit, hence the comment about vanity. I /will/ stop when it gets too hard, I /will/, I will…:/
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August 22nd, 2018 at 11:07 am
Yeah well, let’s hope you don’t have to roll in something wet and smelly like that Labrador …
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August 22nd, 2018 at 11:19 am
lmao – amen!
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