Resting scan

[Snips71]

Hi everyone I hope you’re all as well as you can be. We are still on our journey for being assessed for a liver transplant. it’s been a long one but at least we are still on it😁

So the hubby had a stress test in nuclear med at the QE Birmingham. They said that 17% May get called back for another scan. I’m sure I heard the words ‘resting scan’. Does this mean anything to anyone and if so is it what it says a scan when your resting rather than post treadmill.

Any help will be appreciated xx

[AyrshireK]

Yes, it's another cardiac stress test where they test the heart with drugs rather than with exercise. I think Miles on here had this version of the heart stress test. bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

Katie

[Snips71 in reply to AyrshireK]

Thank you Katie. How are you and your hubby doing xx

[AyrshireK in reply to Snips71]

Thanks for asking - I am absolutely shattered, think the last 9+ months (& the rest) are catching up with me. Hubby isn't doing too badly, gradually getting better day by day. We are off to clinic again next week and he should be coming off some of his first 3 months meds.

I can see why they focus on the heart and lung stress test, my hubby has lost all his fitness and is frequently out of puff and with rapid heart rate - even getting dressed makes him puff and pant due to exertion which all the doctors have said is normal.

Katie

[ThreeSmiles in reply to AyrshireK]

Yes Katie - you have a brilliant memory I did indeed! I’ll comment 😀

[ThreeSmiles]

Hi Snips

As Katie said I had these tests - I was at QEHB as well but had my tests at the “nuclear” department at the Royal Derby.

I wrote about this on an earlier post but can’t find it now 🫤.

I think the bottom line is that you’re right - it’s just a back to back comparative test. I know it was very stress free (excuse the pun).

Good luck to you both.

Miles

[Snips71 in reply to ThreeSmiles]

Thank Miles. Hope you’re ok x