Yes, I'm still alive.

I have never been so "Up tight" about a test before in my life. I arrived at the Cardiologists 15 minutes early and the took me right in. Hardly had time to unwind the cord on my i-pod. The nurse gave me a quick rundown on what to expect and told me to put on that little gown with the ties in the front. She stuck at least 10 patches to my chest and hooked me up to the EKG leads. Another nurse came in and started the IV. I was shaking. NEVER have I been that nervous. Hind sight... There was nothing to be nervous about. They ran a base line read from the leads and took them off. Next a guy comes in carrying a lead box with a lead encased syringe containing radio active stuff that he injects into my IV. Then I was laid out on a the X-ray table and for the next 15 minutes the machine commenced taking pictures. Whoops! My liver got in the way and I had to have them retaken. First I was lead back out to the dressing room to drink some apple juice and eat some peanut butter crackers. Time to dig out the i-pod and chill. I kept it going when I climbed back on the table. This 15 minutes went by much more smoothly. And the pictures were better. Then they hooked me back up and put me on the tread mill. I had to get my heart rate up to 160 - And tell them when I only had 2 minutes left in me. How does that happen. Anyway, when I hit the 160 beats mark, I said enough (and had to go two more minutes). They pumped more radio active stuff in while I was still walking, stopped the machine and had me sit and rest for 15 minutes, then back on the X-ray table for 15 minutes more of pictures.
Thanks. Those look good. We'll give these to the doctor and he'll write up a report and send it to your doctor in three or four days. Next week I'll get a call from my doctor saying every thing is fine and I'll be OK until .... whenever.
The fact that I don't smoke, don't have a family history of heart problems, have decent cholesterol, and get daily exercise all contribute to a good prognosis. I'll keep you posted.