I had mine today and as some of you know I was dreading it and what it might mean.
So I was hooked up to a machine and all my vitals taken. My SATS were 97% while sitting. And I was asked what level I sat on the Borg table. And I said at rest I was a 0.
I did the test, walking just over 300m. They then measured my BP, pulse, and asked again where I thought I was on the Borg scale. I choose a 2 (slightly breathless). The most interesting thing was my SATs were 97%!! I couldn't believe it!
My results are being passed to my consultant but I do hope this means no oxygen just yet. Wasn't as scary as I thought although my BP may suggested otherwise.
Marie x
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That sounds healthy. I did my first one last week at PR. Starting sats were 89% and went down to 82%. Without oxygen. After a rest went up to 90%. 350 meters.
This week with 1/2 litre oxygen starting sats about 91% and dropped to 87%. Faster recovery after rest though. 410 meters. BP goes quite high with exercise so if it recovers quite quick I shouldn't worry if it was me.
Beaten to it, I was going to comment that anyone sitting at the Borg Table would be on an equal par with the others as they are a collective similar to bees, with a queen at the centre of the hive. ...erm, has anyone seen Locutus or Admiral Janeway ...?
I'm waiting for be called for my PR initiation again, after needing to cancel the original appointment due to a streaming cold. I did a test on a walking machine some years ago, and had to give up after a minute or so as I was getting really SOB - they marked that down as aborted, but I've not had another since. I'm told I'll be given a walking test when I go - could be fun if they're expecting anything like 2 minutes from me, never mind 6 !
off-topic:Admiral Janeway, aka Kate Mulgrew, has been seen - in a CSI-like spoof called NTSF:SD:SUV:: on an American cable channel - clips are available on a certain video sharing website
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