Research update
Now how many of us get to the hospital and fall asleep BEFORE the nurse even gets us admitted 
? HAHAHA. You can see how at home I am in the hospital. Because the respiratory therapist was late I slept from 7 pm until 9am with an interruption or two. The professor in charge of the study said he was glad he could provide a day's rest and relaxation for me 
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The report is that I performed greater 100% of the max. expected for a moridly obese person of my age. The stress treadmilll was more of a coordination test than a test of endurance. My systolic pressure never went over 200 at the highest stress level. I only stoppped because I felt like I was getting enough oxygen fir as fast as I was walking. I eagerly await the results of the lab work.
Unfortunately the last machine (DECA? something) I was to be examined on malfunctioned and now I have to have the test immediately prior to surgery, i.e. the night before, because I am not going back to Richmond until surgery. That exam will show % body fat, body water and bone density. The basal metabolic rate test (this test was fist) they did showed that I went into a resting state quickly and that I was in ketosis. They put a bubble thing over your head and tuck a plastic drape underneath you. Not a test for the claustrophobic.
The cardiologist kept asking if I was okay (while listening to my heart while I was on the treadmill). I think everyone expected a poorer performance than I gave. Now I have to make sure I improve so that I can beat all my numbers the next time I am examined.
I can't imagine what all these tests would have cost had I not been involved in the research project!
I am enjoying this!
Lois 
? HAHAHA. You can see how at home I am in the hospital. Because the respiratory therapist was late I slept from 7 pm until 9am with an interruption or two. The professor in charge of the study said he was glad he could provide a day's rest and relaxation for me .
The report is that I performed greater 100% of the max. expected for a moridly obese person of my age. The stress treadmilll was more of a coordination test than a test of endurance. My systolic pressure never went over 200 at the highest stress level. I only stoppped because I felt like I was getting enough oxygen fir as fast as I was walking. I eagerly await the results of the lab work.
Unfortunately the last machine (DECA? something) I was to be examined on malfunctioned and now I have to have the test immediately prior to surgery, i.e. the night before, because I am not going back to Richmond until surgery. That exam will show % body fat, body water and bone density. The basal metabolic rate test (this test was fist) they did showed that I went into a resting state quickly and that I was in ketosis. They put a bubble thing over your head and tuck a plastic drape underneath you. Not a test for the claustrophobic.
The cardiologist kept asking if I was okay (while listening to my heart while I was on the treadmill). I think everyone expected a poorer performance than I gave. Now I have to make sure I improve so that I can beat all my numbers the next time I am examined.
I can't imagine what all these tests would have cost had I not been involved in the research project!
I am enjoying this!
Lois 
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