conceit
Baroness
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hey all, have any of you had a nuclear stress test? the doctor ordered a persantine mibi scan, so it was the pharmaceutical one. and boy did it cause side effects. i was told it may cause shortness of breath, chest heaviness or pain, nausea, headache etc. i had the chest heaviness to the point of pain, shortness of breath and flushing. it wasn't fun.
i asked the tech if it'd be better the test were stopped because i had somewhat rapid breathing and chest pain. she pointed at the ECG she ran throughout and said it looked great, that my BP was fine (started at 120/67 went up to 140/78) and my symptoms were just from the medicine and would resolve after i was given the antidote. they did resolve soon after i got the antidote. i read a study (didn't reach statistical significance and only 15 subjects) that chest pain after receiving the persantine means there's a higher risk of CAD. i asked the tech about it, and she said that wasn't true. i am leaning in the direction she was likely right.
but i have such a strong family history of CAD plus being fat and having diabetes doesn't help. so i have been worried. i am trying not to worry too much in advance of the results, fwiw.
as for why i had the stress test, my shortness of breath hasn't subsided. my Hb is 10.4 (up from 5. something), but i still have shortness of breath when exerting even lightly and chest tightness/heaviness from time to time. main difference is i had shortness of breath even at rest when my anemia was really bad, before the transfusion. now it happens when i walk. i just don't want to assume it's anemia until tests have been run and eliminate other probable causes.
i am also extremely fatigued to the point where getting off my bed is a chore. i still do my leslie sansone walks and stretching, try to really muster the strength and keep my body moving. but if i am being honest with myself, i have to admit i have never in my life been this utterly fatigued beyond reason. i really want to get to the root of all this before the DS. better safe than sorry.
so i was curious if anyone else had chest pain from the medication used in persantine mibi scans to mimic exercise?
i asked the tech if it'd be better the test were stopped because i had somewhat rapid breathing and chest pain. she pointed at the ECG she ran throughout and said it looked great, that my BP was fine (started at 120/67 went up to 140/78) and my symptoms were just from the medicine and would resolve after i was given the antidote. they did resolve soon after i got the antidote. i read a study (didn't reach statistical significance and only 15 subjects) that chest pain after receiving the persantine means there's a higher risk of CAD. i asked the tech about it, and she said that wasn't true. i am leaning in the direction she was likely right.
but i have such a strong family history of CAD plus being fat and having diabetes doesn't help. so i have been worried. i am trying not to worry too much in advance of the results, fwiw.
as for why i had the stress test, my shortness of breath hasn't subsided. my Hb is 10.4 (up from 5. something), but i still have shortness of breath when exerting even lightly and chest tightness/heaviness from time to time. main difference is i had shortness of breath even at rest when my anemia was really bad, before the transfusion. now it happens when i walk. i just don't want to assume it's anemia until tests have been run and eliminate other probable causes.
i am also extremely fatigued to the point where getting off my bed is a chore. i still do my leslie sansone walks and stretching, try to really muster the strength and keep my body moving. but if i am being honest with myself, i have to admit i have never in my life been this utterly fatigued beyond reason. i really want to get to the root of all this before the DS. better safe than sorry.
so i was curious if anyone else had chest pain from the medication used in persantine mibi scans to mimic exercise?