Posted in weight loss, tagged cardiac stress test, gastric bypass surgery, persantine on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I got the results of the cardiac stress test I had done on Friday, and it showed no abnormalities. Here is the summary -
Pharmacologic stress with dipyridamole (Persantine).
Planar images show no perfusion abnormalities.
Wall motion analysis based on the LAO 45 degrees projection showed no abnormalities. The estimated ejection fraction is in the normal range.
I’m beginning [...]
Posted in weight loss, tagged cardiac stress test, diet, dieting, persantine, persantine stress test on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a cardiac stress test this morning. Because of my weight, I of course can’t do the treadmill thing, so my doctor sent me for a Persantine stress test. They take one set of pictures, then they inject you with the Persantine through an IV, then after a waiting period, they take [...]
Posted in weight loss, tagged cardiac stress test, diet, dietician, dieting, epidural injection, nutrition on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went up to my father’s place this weekend. This was my first weekend since having my 1-on-1 meeting with the dietician this past week, so I had the chance to try out the restaurant eating tips, and, I must say, I didn’t do too badly. Saturday night, my father, brother and I went out [...]
