A nuclear stress test is a way to look at the circulation around the heart. From the research I've done, you get injected with a dye and a machine will scan your body to see the circulation. Of course, the doctor will attach electrodes to your chest and hook up the EKG machine to you. You will then run on a treadmill for about 10 minutes.
Anyone reading this, make sure to get a physical every year or at least every other year. Make sure to ask for an EKG test. If you don't have any insurance, it is still worth it. They told me it would cost around $160 without insurance. Even if you are in your twenties, this is a good idea if a history of heart problems run in your family.
Should the results come up "drastically abnormal" they will recommend a nuclear stress test. The financial office told me the price of the test was going to be close to $1300. This would be money coming out of my pocket since my deductible is $1500.
$1300 isn't that much money. I can easily afford it, but it is just kind of a bummer when these things happen. The doctors said they really won't know anything until the test is done. She told me I could either be just fine or about to suffer from coronary heart disease. That is just like the weather man saying that it will be somewhere between 20 and 80 degrees outside tomorrow afternoon.
Keep yourselves healthy. Eat a bowl of oatmeal each day. Run a mile each day. Give up the cigarettes. Cut back on the fast food. Drink lots of water. Get enough sleep. Try to cut back on the stress if possible.
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