That’s a relief

I finally managed to get a hold of my doctor’s office to find out the test results of my Thallium Stress Test. I’m still not sure why the office was closed but the worry has eased. I’m told that there are no new blockages although my chart did show a bit of ischemia which I believe is from my original heart attack. Whew. I’m still ticking over without any serious glitches. It is definitely a relief to know that I’m not in jeopardy and that that the discomfort I was feeling is due to something else. I’m still not sure what the “something else” might be though. At least I can go back to exercising again and enjoying some of the activities I’ve been missing out on. On another note, I’m down 7 lbs from the beginning of January. I’m still on track to loose a couple pounds a week. Hopefully it will be enough to win the FBC, but even if I don’t, I’ll be very pleased to have dropped a bit of weight in the process.

Arrrrg ... stupid doctors...

So I make it to my appointment last week to have the Thallium test done, and while I'm getting the test, one of the nurses tells me there is a note on my chart. "Jason there is a request here for you to call Dr Boyne on Monday for the results". Ok... no biggie, I already knew this... so I'm not giving it too much thought.

Yesterday afternoon, I call the office. The answering machine tells me that they will be closed from the 11th to the 22nd. Today is the 16th. What the hell? They get me psyched up by telling me that they rushed me in to get this test done to make sure I'm not going to suddenly die from an unexpected blockage. It was the soonest they could fit me in. If they needed to take immediate action they wanted me to know about it as soon as possible after my test. At no time did they ever tell me that they would be closed the week following my test. In fact I was lead to believe that I should be getting info as soon as the Monday after my test (Jan 15). Now I get to stress out over this for another week? Do they have any clue what they are doing to me? Talk about a piss off.

Well, there's nothing to do but wait. I don't think it will do any good to give them a piece of my mind anyway. I don't think they really care. Jerks. sheesh.

What doesn't kill you....

Well, I have survived my Thallium Stress Test. Did 10 mins on their treadmill (continually getting faster and steeper every 3 mins) and didn't suffer a heart attack or dislodge a blood clot. Yaaaaay and there was much rejoicing. Now I must wait... with more anxiety to suffer through as they compile the data and forward it to my doctor. I might get a hint on Monday, but they said not to expect any news till Thursday. *sigh*. At least I can feel better knowing that I didn't suffer any pain while on the treadmill itself. That makes me feel pretty good actually. Still I worry about what my test results will reveal.