Big Letdown
Hi everyone,
I had my appt. yesterday with Dr. Roye to get my date for surgery. Everything so far has gone smoothly until now. I met with Kathleen (never got to meet Dr. Roye)and as she was going over my tests she realized that they had submitted the request for lap band(which I originally was doing) instead of the change to RNY. She had all the paperwork done just didn't send it in.
So now she has to submit it which shouldn't be a problem or take very long. She also told me I now needed MORE blood work( another 15 vials which I did today), I also need a stress test , and the next day a stress test with some drug or dye so I end up with 2 different ones and some test she couldn't tell me exactly what was entailed with it except it would tell them if I have a problem swallowing.
I had the upper GI and it said the liquid went down a little slow so now I need another one to see if there is really a problem with my swallowing. I'm not even sure what the name is yet.
So can anyone tell me what they do for 1 or both of the stess tests( how long are they, what do they do during them, pleasant/unpleasant etc). Has anyone heard about the swallowing test and what you call it or what is entailed with this one. I thought maybe it was the test with the tube down your throat but she said she thought they had you swallow something which sounds like the upper GI which I already had.
Kathlelen said if the test for swallowing doesn't come back OK I couldn't have RNY or lap band because of it. She mentioned another procedure that would restrict further down than the RNY but had more side affects such as diarrhea. No clue on this either or I would start reading on this one. Any suggestions as to which one, please let me know. I know Dr. Roye only does certain ones but I don't know which they are.
ANY help and info would be great. I just pray it doesn't take much longer. I was hoping for the first week of january but at this rate I don't see it happening.
Thanks my OH family for any help.
Hi! I'm not sure if this is what you are talking about... but I'm an Speech-Language Pathologist graduate student and in the hospitals we are in charge of Modified Barium Swallows (MBS). Basically, we just add barium to various consistencies of foods and liquids and take an x-ray of you swallowing from the side. It's quick (less than 5 minutes usually) and painless. Barium tastes a little icky though. Most swallows happen VERY fast so it's evident when one is slower.
It can be due do a lot different things..
Feel free to message me if you have any other questions!
Nuclear (Thallium) Stress Test
This test is almost the same as the exercise stress test, except doctors will give you a small amount of a radioactive substance just before the end of the exercise part of the test. You are place on a machine that takes pictures of you heart. Non invasive, just an IV to allow them to inject the radioactive substance,
This radioactive substance is not harmful to your body or your organs.
The results of the nuclear stress test can show doctors if the heart is not working properly while you are resting, exercising, or both. If the test shows that blood flow is normal while you are resting but not normal while you are exercising, then doctors know that your blood flow to your heart is not adequate during times of stress. The heart normally pumps more blood during times of physical exertion. If the test results are not normal during both parts of the test (rest and exercise), part of your heart is permanently deprived of blood or is scarred. If doctors cannot see the radioactive substance in one part of your heart, it probably means that section of heart muscle has died, either because of a previous heart attack or because the coronary arteries supplying blood to that area of the heart are blocked.
Hope that helps
Marc
This test is almost the same as the exercise stress test, except doctors will give you a small amount of a radioactive substance just before the end of the exercise part of the test. You are place on a machine that takes pictures of you heart. Non invasive, just an IV to allow them to inject the radioactive substance,
This radioactive substance is not harmful to your body or your organs.
The results of the nuclear stress test can show doctors if the heart is not working properly while you are resting, exercising, or both. If the test shows that blood flow is normal while you are resting but not normal while you are exercising, then doctors know that your blood flow to your heart is not adequate during times of stress. The heart normally pumps more blood during times of physical exertion. If the test results are not normal during both parts of the test (rest and exercise), part of your heart is permanently deprived of blood or is scarred. If doctors cannot see the radioactive substance in one part of your heart, it probably means that section of heart muscle has died, either because of a previous heart attack or because the coronary arteries supplying blood to that area of the heart are blocked.
Hope that helps
Marc
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