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- Dec 21, 2008
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Just shy of 2 years ago I was on auto-pilot to have my right hip replaced when I was told that due to a non-symptomatic heart condition (WPW) that I've had w/o issue since birth, I had to get a Cardiologist sign off before the OS would perform the "elective" hip surgery. So I made the appointment.
First thing the Cardiologists wants me to do is take a "Stress Test" where they hook you up to a bunch of wires, shoot some radioactive isotope in your veins and run you like a race horse on a treadmill -- Dah, I'm here because I need a NEW HIP I say...
The doc says, "no problem, we will "chemically induce" the cardiac stress we need for the test." I had a bad reaction to that "chemical" and to say the least, I survived the experience but it wasn't pleasant.
Fast forward the two years, I return to the Cardiologist for a routine check up and he orders another "Stress Test". Except this time, I sit tall in the chair and say, "bring on the treadmill."
Hip replacement (or in my case, Hip Resurfacing) BEST decision I ever made!
BTW: I passed the stress test with flying colors; healthy as a horse.
First thing the Cardiologists wants me to do is take a "Stress Test" where they hook you up to a bunch of wires, shoot some radioactive isotope in your veins and run you like a race horse on a treadmill -- Dah, I'm here because I need a NEW HIP I say...
The doc says, "no problem, we will "chemically induce" the cardiac stress we need for the test." I had a bad reaction to that "chemical" and to say the least, I survived the experience but it wasn't pleasant.
Fast forward the two years, I return to the Cardiologist for a routine check up and he orders another "Stress Test". Except this time, I sit tall in the chair and say, "bring on the treadmill."
Hip replacement (or in my case, Hip Resurfacing) BEST decision I ever made!
BTW: I passed the stress test with flying colors; healthy as a horse.