Treacherous Treadmills

Yesterday I had to go for my follow up appointment with the Cardiologist for a stress/echo test to get some clearance to start exercising. Well, they had asked me if I could WALK on a treadmill..I thought about it...yeah I think I probably could. Well after being hooked up to about 30 wires, a large box, a blood pressure cuff and a super thick cord we were ready to go!

I really wish they had told me it is not really walking. Rather its jogging up and incline on a belt that runs faster than me! I am not the most graceful of women to begin with..add cords, wires and speed and yeah...By the third incline, it just about flung me off of it lol! Then it's rush rush rush to the table and......she pulled a cord loose. So, reattach! Hurry hurry hurry and done. Wow. Now I have aching hips, horrible knees and about 5 lovely welts in the shape of a circle all over my chest and belly!

I told them I had RA from the start, made sure they had heard of it, knew what it was and told them it could possibly cause me challenges on the treadmill. And when it did, the PA was upset with me! But the lady doing the sonogram told her to calm down, she had what she needed and gave me a pat. I love her! She recognized right away when my hip was giving out and was right behind me helping me not to be flung into the floor. She told the PA I had to stop. Sad isn't it, that a person who does the radiology understands better than the physicians assistant. But not surprising really. Bottom line? I PASSED! The cardiomyopathy is finally gone..resolved and my heart functions are back to normal! Yahoooo! Now off to master those evil treadmills!