I'm not able to do a stress test on a treadmill or stationary bicycle due to mobility limitations. If a patient can't use a treadmill or stationary bicycle, they put them in a state of exertion using a drug/chemical instead. I've heard it called a chemical stress test.
The first time I had it done I was then seated on a strange bench contraption with my arms raised, that rotated in front of a scanner. But I am above the weight limit for that piece of equipment at that clinic now.
The second time I had it done, was at a very large hospital. I was laying on a narrow table with my arms above my head and was passed through a ring shaped scanner. But the table for the device like that at the hospital my doctor wanted to send me to this week won't accommodate my weight.
My doctor will just have to find a different hospital in my insurance network with the equipment that can accommodate my current weight. The hospital I had it done at before and know can accommodate me has limited outpatient scheduling due to the pandemic.
It's frustrating. I know there is diagnostic imaging equipment in the Houston area that can accommodate my body. But the problems are whether the facility accepts my medical insurance, if they are currently scheduling outpatient appointments, and if my doctor is in some way affiliated with the facility.
The first time I had it done I was then seated on a strange bench contraption with my arms raised, that rotated in front of a scanner. But I am above the weight limit for that piece of equipment at that clinic now.
The second time I had it done, was at a very large hospital. I was laying on a narrow table with my arms above my head and was passed through a ring shaped scanner. But the table for the device like that at the hospital my doctor wanted to send me to this week won't accommodate my weight.
My doctor will just have to find a different hospital in my insurance network with the equipment that can accommodate my current weight. The hospital I had it done at before and know can accommodate me has limited outpatient scheduling due to the pandemic.
It's frustrating. I know there is diagnostic imaging equipment in the Houston area that can accommodate my body. But the problems are whether the facility accepts my medical insurance, if they are currently scheduling outpatient appointments, and if my doctor is in some way affiliated with the facility.
