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False Positive stress test
I have had no chest pains and have felt fine. My GP ordered EKG because I am over 40, that was abnormal, I then had stress test which showed blockage. On Tuesday I underwent heart catherization and was found to be a false positive. I don't know what to do now. Again I feel fine but I am now very sceptical of any test results. I have diabetes and my father died from a massive heart attack at the age of 54 so I don't want to dismiss test results but am not sure of my next course of action. Is there a test that is more reliable?
This discussion is related to A false Positive result.
This discussion is related to A false Positive result.
QUOTE:"i would have to agree with ed34 ive had 6 caths and lots of extensive tests we base our opinion on actual experiences not from reading tons of blogs." by cblmn!!
You can't put lipstick on a pig, it is still a pig!. You should apologize to whomever you are referring to in that message. You are trying to put down someone on this thread that has/had an interest in making a worthy contribution and helping the original poster and other posters. And you attack the unnamed individual by implying reading "blogs" not qualify (how could you possibly know what a person reads?) reading tons of "blogs" (you implied a reading background does not equate to the experience you and the other poster had so take the backseat to us!), and your cravenness is also distinquished by including another person who spins message and does not defend the stupid statement! " You should apologize! It is your behavior and stupid comments that is the issue.
QUOTE: "i am learning from my cardioligst and heart surgeon all the time about my heart".
>>>Now, you have made an inconsistant utterance. So one's learning qualifies when it comes from a doctor, but having relevant information read and communication with individuals with CAD doesn't qualify unless you have had CAD and stents and answers from your doctors, Utterly rediculous!
You are the one who puts people down. Apologize or make a retraction of your utterances. Don't try and weasle out. Be a man or lady, whatever, that would be nice of you.
You can't put lipstick on a pig, it is still a pig!. You should apologize to whomever you are referring to in that message. You are trying to put down someone on this thread that has/had an interest in making a worthy contribution and helping the original poster and other posters. And you attack the unnamed individual by implying reading "blogs" not qualify (how could you possibly know what a person reads?) reading tons of "blogs" (you implied a reading background does not equate to the experience you and the other poster had so take the backseat to us!), and your cravenness is also distinquished by including another person who spins message and does not defend the stupid statement! " You should apologize! It is your behavior and stupid comments that is the issue.
QUOTE: "i am learning from my cardioligst and heart surgeon all the time about my heart".
>>>Now, you have made an inconsistant utterance. So one's learning qualifies when it comes from a doctor, but having relevant information read and communication with individuals with CAD doesn't qualify unless you have had CAD and stents and answers from your doctors, Utterly rediculous!
You are the one who puts people down. Apologize or make a retraction of your utterances. Don't try and weasle out. Be a man or lady, whatever, that would be nice of you.
these forums are for the poster not for you to keep writing on someones thread to put peopledown does it make you feel better you must have little man complex and i know i may not know everything like you do but i am learning from my cardioligst and heart surgeon all the time about my heart.
QUOTE:"i would have to agree with ed34 ive had 6 caths and lots of extensive tests we base our opinion on actual experiences not from reading tons of blogs."
Blogs are reading material and your above comment is stupid with a foolish attempt to explain on you recent post. Regardess It seems you are against those that have knowledge of a subject that you refer to as "blogs" and have disdain for those individuals that have more knowldge on a subject than you...so you use a medical procedure you have had in a stupid attempt to give you credibility and special knowledge of the subject.
I have absolutely no respect for you!. Your actions are those of slobberiing, sniffling, sycophant and that is clearly demonstrated by your incoherent utterances. GET OUT OF THIS ARENA, you are in over-your-head and the moronic quote indicates you have very poor judgement and a complete failure to think logically!
I regret getting down to your level to make a point
Blogs are reading material and your above comment is stupid with a foolish attempt to explain on you recent post. Regardess It seems you are against those that have knowledge of a subject that you refer to as "blogs" and have disdain for those individuals that have more knowldge on a subject than you...so you use a medical procedure you have had in a stupid attempt to give you credibility and special knowledge of the subject.
I have absolutely no respect for you!. Your actions are those of slobberiing, sniffling, sycophant and that is clearly demonstrated by your incoherent utterances. GET OUT OF THIS ARENA, you are in over-your-head and the moronic quote indicates you have very poor judgement and a complete failure to think logically!
I regret getting down to your level to make a point
On a final note really, Doctors do a very good job and yet they are human just like us and are prone to error. Millions of misdiagnosis are made each year and I believe when we have a problem it is up to us to try and make sense of the situation. If you had a pain in your hand and a Doctor said you need to have a foot amputated, you would seek a second opinion. If you are then told you have to have your leg off, you would seek a third opinion. I know they are exaggerations but it's just as example. Millions of people are given angiograms only to find there is no blockage.
Hi Max,
In retrospect you are half right really. I've asked certain questions to the 9 cardiologists that I have seen over the last two years and not one of them have ever had any kind of heart procedures. Now, ask a surgeon how you will feel after a bypass and in reality they don't have a clue. I was told I would feel a very small amount of discomfort which was total bull****. When I woke up, I couldn't believe the pain, even with medication. Every breath was like being punched in the chest very hard. There are obviously many things in life that you have to experience to gain the knowledge to discuss them. Imagine you have never experienced a fast car ride over a hill and someone asks you what it feels like. You explain how your stomach goes funny, but do you think they really have a clue what you are saying. With technical issues, patients do learn very quickly about their conditions because human nature leans them towards asking their consultants lots of questions.
What has surprised me most of all having been through so many cardiologists, is that they all have different opinions. No two had the same conclusion with my case. One said I would have to have a transplant, another a redo bypass, another an open end type arterectomy, another rotablation, another said nothing should be done. The list went on and in the end who had to decipher the decisions and make the right choice. Not the experts, but me. At the end of the day the experts are suppose to analyse your problem and 'recommend' at least one solution. They should not make that choice the definitive one because other options are usually available. My head was a mess trying to handle all the contradicting advice. If the experts had the same training and give the best advice, then things would be easier. If I had listened to the first option, I would be very sick by now and probably still on a transplant list and how long would another heart have lasted me. Nothing is straight forward my friend and that's why people are coming to forums like this one, to try and make sense of it all. It also helps people to see different perspectives.
In retrospect you are half right really. I've asked certain questions to the 9 cardiologists that I have seen over the last two years and not one of them have ever had any kind of heart procedures. Now, ask a surgeon how you will feel after a bypass and in reality they don't have a clue. I was told I would feel a very small amount of discomfort which was total bull****. When I woke up, I couldn't believe the pain, even with medication. Every breath was like being punched in the chest very hard. There are obviously many things in life that you have to experience to gain the knowledge to discuss them. Imagine you have never experienced a fast car ride over a hill and someone asks you what it feels like. You explain how your stomach goes funny, but do you think they really have a clue what you are saying. With technical issues, patients do learn very quickly about their conditions because human nature leans them towards asking their consultants lots of questions.
What has surprised me most of all having been through so many cardiologists, is that they all have different opinions. No two had the same conclusion with my case. One said I would have to have a transplant, another a redo bypass, another an open end type arterectomy, another rotablation, another said nothing should be done. The list went on and in the end who had to decipher the decisions and make the right choice. Not the experts, but me. At the end of the day the experts are suppose to analyse your problem and 'recommend' at least one solution. They should not make that choice the definitive one because other options are usually available. My head was a mess trying to handle all the contradicting advice. If the experts had the same training and give the best advice, then things would be easier. If I had listened to the first option, I would be very sick by now and probably still on a transplant list and how long would another heart have lasted me. Nothing is straight forward my friend and that's why people are coming to forums like this one, to try and make sense of it all. It also helps people to see different perspectives.
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