We left home early, at 6.30 am since the hospital is about 50km away. Plus to avoid morning traffics ... especially schools area along the road taken and rushing office workers whom mostly working hour starts at 8.00 am.
Had light breakfast in the car ... a few cream crackers and mineral water. We reached our destination, Klinik Pakar Perubatan, Hospital Raja Oerempuan Zainab II (HRPZ II) five minutes to 8.00 am. Hubby dropped me whilst he parked the car (quite a task too finding parking space at hospital vicinity).
I made it just in time ... and was person no 4 to undergo stress test that morning. Called hubby and asked him to go for breakfast first because person no 1 just being called for his stress test. So it'll take sometimes for my turn.
By 9.00 am hubby, daughter, son-in-law and my two cute grandchildren arrived just in time as my name being called ...
With nodes and wires attached, the stress test began with warming up on the treadmill set to walking mode. Whoaaa!! After so long (used to be an athelic during schooling days; active in badminton, hockey in college; pingpong, badminton and bowling during working years ... ) ... was quite taken aback for the first few steps. Its been so long since I last did any heavy exercises ... except walking here and there, doing this and that ... doing household is no simple tasks ... always on the move chores ... (p.s. but one doctor said that those are not considered as exercises ... huhu). As I adapted to the pace, the technician said he'll begin the real test if I'm ready. It'll be in 4 stages ... 3 minutes duration each. The treadmill will move faster with each stage. He'll stop the test when I cannot cope ... which I must tell him. He also told me not to feel burden and exert myself. Only I know my limit ...
The first 3 minutes ... ok and quite 'kacang' really.
The next 3 minutes, 2nd stage ... felt like I'm participating in walking marathons ... haha. Puffing and adjusting my steps as the machine got faster.
Here the concerned technician kept asking is 'makcik' ok to go on ...
p.s. 3 minutes feels like forever ... 😅😅
My blood pressure and heart beats were also taken and monitored with each stages.
Then came the 3rd stage ... the machine starts rolling ... and this is when yours trully panicked!! Seemed like having to run to catch up ... but the technician asked me to widen my steps instead to match the speed so as not to be dragged down by the machine (which it almost did ...) By now my breathing really feel like 'fish out of water' ... haha. My knees starts weakening and felt like buckling over anytime. Finally I gave up in the 2nd minutes. Too tired, exhausted and weak to go on ... breathing like a horse!!
I was told to lie down and relax as the nurse took my blood pressure and heart beats. Again later after I stabilised and breathing normally.
Pheww ... that was one hell of a test and and exercise for an old lady 😅😅, but I guess I did well. The technician said it was good as I managed to reach stage 3, considering my age!!
Next was the verdict of my stress test ...
I was quite nervous as the nurse called out my name. Then, when the soft spoken, sweet doctor told that the test shown that my heart is ok. So is the previous Echocardiography (5/6/2017) ... no complications whatsover. I'm off aspirin, no need for futher follow up and just go for my regular check-up at local clinic after this.
Alhamdulillah ...
I was smiling ears to ears as I walk out the consultation room. Hubby, daughter and son-in-law were the happiest. Soon the rest of the family clan were rejoicing over the good news.
Suddenly my heavy heart felt light ...
Life around me are so beautiful ...
I smiled at everybody ...
When 2 years old gandson grabbed my hand ... I felt like skipping with joy with him ...
Yes ... after the mild heart attack episod last April, I did take great care of my diets. I walked few rounds every morning and evening. Giving is better than receiving. I'm closer to HIM ...
Yes ... all those helped a lot. Its a routine now ...
The mild heart attack was scary ...
The stress test???
... you don't want to repeat it!!!
The first 3 minutes ... ok and quite 'kacang' really.
The next 3 minutes, 2nd stage ... felt like I'm participating in walking marathons ... haha. Puffing and adjusting my steps as the machine got faster.
Here the concerned technician kept asking is 'makcik' ok to go on ...
p.s. 3 minutes feels like forever ... 😅😅
My blood pressure and heart beats were also taken and monitored with each stages.
Then came the 3rd stage ... the machine starts rolling ... and this is when yours trully panicked!! Seemed like having to run to catch up ... but the technician asked me to widen my steps instead to match the speed so as not to be dragged down by the machine (which it almost did ...) By now my breathing really feel like 'fish out of water' ... haha. My knees starts weakening and felt like buckling over anytime. Finally I gave up in the 2nd minutes. Too tired, exhausted and weak to go on ... breathing like a horse!!
I was told to lie down and relax as the nurse took my blood pressure and heart beats. Again later after I stabilised and breathing normally.
Pheww ... that was one hell of a test and and exercise for an old lady 😅😅, but I guess I did well. The technician said it was good as I managed to reach stage 3, considering my age!!
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| Waiting to see the doctor after stress test |
Next was the verdict of my stress test ...
I was quite nervous as the nurse called out my name. Then, when the soft spoken, sweet doctor told that the test shown that my heart is ok. So is the previous Echocardiography (5/6/2017) ... no complications whatsover. I'm off aspirin, no need for futher follow up and just go for my regular check-up at local clinic after this.
Alhamdulillah ...
I was smiling ears to ears as I walk out the consultation room. Hubby, daughter and son-in-law were the happiest. Soon the rest of the family clan were rejoicing over the good news.
Suddenly my heavy heart felt light ...
Life around me are so beautiful ...
I smiled at everybody ...
When 2 years old gandson grabbed my hand ... I felt like skipping with joy with him ...
Yes ... after the mild heart attack episod last April, I did take great care of my diets. I walked few rounds every morning and evening. Giving is better than receiving. I'm closer to HIM ...
Yes ... all those helped a lot. Its a routine now ...
The mild heart attack was scary ...
The stress test???
... you don't want to repeat it!!!
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