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CaliforniaPeggy

(155,916 posts)
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:29 PM Nov 10

***I passed the cardiac stress test!***

I actually wasn't sure, when it was over, if I had. So, when I got home, I contacted my cardiologist and this conversation ensued:

Me: Well, I survived the cardiac stress test, but I don't know if I passed or was successful. Time will tell! Thanks for your support.

MD: When you fail, they keep you and call me.
So far, so good!!

Me: I didn't know that. Very interesting and thank you for making me smile. Can I quote you?

MD: Yup.

Me: Thanks so much!


So there we are. I'm glad it's over and I can rest. And thanks to all of you for your comments and support during this time. It means so much.

As before, I will give all of you who respond a rec.


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***I passed the cardiac stress test!*** (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Nov 10 OP
YAY!!!!! PCIntern Nov 10 #1
Live Free and Prosper Roy Rolling Nov 11 #115
WooHoo!!! applegrove Nov 10 #2
Make that a double woohoo !!! fierywoman Nov 10 #66
Yay! Step one complete with flying colors! livetohike Nov 10 #3
GREAT news, Peggy! Diamond_Dog Nov 10 #4
Yay You Passed! Rest Well Young Soul. George McGovern Nov 10 #5
WONDERFUL Peggy!!!! choie Nov 10 #6
Way to go CaliforniaPeggy!!! spanone Nov 10 #7
Wonderful! Sleep well tonight. lamp_shade Nov 10 #8
Congrats! Mossfern Nov 10 #9
Yeah LetMyPeopleVote Nov 10 #10
Yes!!!! Rebl2 Nov 10 #11
Wonderful news my dear CaliforniaPeggy malaise Nov 10 #12
Great news CP!! awesomerwb1 Nov 10 #13
Awesome for you Peggy. Duncanpup Nov 10 #14
Super happy for you! Alice Kramden Nov 10 #15
So Glad to Hear the News! The Roux Comes First Nov 10 #16
CONGRATS!!! bluestarone Nov 10 #17
Excellent! Clouds Passing Nov 10 #18
Fantastic news, CaPeggy! Niagara Nov 10 #19
So happy that you passed! Bettie Nov 10 #20
Yeehaaaa!!!!!! and continued ♥️ 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 a kennedy Nov 10 #21
Good news! kentuck Nov 10 #22
Good job! orangecrush Nov 10 #23
Heartwarming news! JohnnyLib2 Nov 10 #24
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 irisblue Nov 10 #25
congrats dsc Nov 10 #26
Great news! mountain grammy Nov 10 #27
Great news! bsiebs Nov 10 #28
Great news! bsiebs Nov 10 #29
Congratulations. One down and one to go. sinkingfeeling Nov 10 #30
Congratulations!!! relayerbob Nov 10 #31
Great news! Hope22 Nov 10 #32
Congratulations ... That's very good news ... Raine Nov 10 #33
That's such wonderful news CaliforniaPeggy, JMCKUSICK Nov 10 #34
Way to go. Those test don't lie. multigraincracker Nov 10 #35
Yay! That's a big bright spot for the community today Easterncedar Nov 10 #36
That's great news!!! madinmaryland Nov 10 #37
Woohoo!!! KatyaR Nov 10 #38
You've got to have heart! ♥ usonian Nov 10 #39
Wonderful news, CaliforniaPeggy! Grim Chieftain Nov 10 #40
Excellent! Bayard Nov 10 #41
Hurray! viva la Nov 10 #42
Wonderful! 🎉 BittyJenkins Nov 10 #43
Yaaaaay!!! Good news! highplainsdem Nov 10 #44
Happy to hear it. 👏🏻🫀🥇💙 1WorldHope Nov 10 #53
huggggggggggs. Excellent news. Vibes for good news with the wed test niyad Nov 10 #45
Hope you can rest and enjoy your favorite treat. Nt spooky3 Nov 10 #46
WTG!!! meow2u3 Nov 10 #47
:) Solly Mack Nov 10 #48
Woo hoo!!! C Moon Nov 10 #49
YAAAAAY!!!!!! elleng Nov 10 #50
Good news indeed! senseandsensibility Nov 10 #51
YAY! HAB911 Nov 10 #52
Your good news warms my heart. democrank Nov 10 #54
Onward! cachukis Nov 10 #55
That's awesome! angrychair Nov 10 #56
So Good! people Nov 10 #57
Of course you have a great heart. Afterall... NNadir Nov 10 #58
great news proud patriot Nov 10 #59
Hooray! FakeNoose Nov 10 #60
We could use a little good news BaronChocula Nov 10 #61
Great news!!!! We have California Peggy for a lot more time!! Fla Dem Nov 10 #62
Best news of the day! Mr.WeRP Nov 10 #63
I had no doubt you would pass. TexLaProgressive Nov 10 #64
That's great! Here's hoping for lots of more good news. Lonestarblue Nov 10 #65
Congrats, Peggy! SheltieLover Nov 10 #67
Yay! cate94 Nov 10 #68
Good news! My 82 y/o sis recently had heart valve replacement MerryBlooms Nov 10 #69
Nicely done! Permanut Nov 10 #70
Excellent! DownriverDem Nov 10 #71
I could tell you were gonna pass...... popsdenver Nov 10 #72
Great IbogaProject Nov 10 #73
I, for one, had no doubt you would. Yay!!!!!!!!! LoisB Nov 10 #74
I always come to DU looking for good news. And tonight, this was it! Beartracks Nov 10 #75
Yaaassss!!! AllyCat Nov 10 #76
Yay!! Way to go, Peggy wendyb-NC Nov 10 #77
That's great news MustLoveBeagles Nov 10 #78
Piece of tavernier Nov 10 #79
Good on you! nt mcar Nov 10 #80
That is great to hear sweet Peggy! peacebuzzard Nov 10 #81
So glad to hear it! barbtries Nov 10 #82
Woohoo iluvtennis Nov 10 #83
YAHOO! That's what I'm talking about! MIButterfly Nov 10 #84
Wonderful news! QueerDuck Nov 10 #85
Good news!! One more to go. 58Sunliner Nov 10 #86
Excellent news! LudwigPastorius Nov 10 #87
Good going MaineNative Nov 10 #88
That's great news! Buddyzbuddy Nov 10 #89
Wonderful news! Grumpy Old Guy Nov 10 #90
Legend! Lucky Luciano Nov 10 #91
Cool. Ellipsis Nov 10 #92
This is by far the best news of the day. So happy for you. Maru Kitteh Nov 10 #93
Fantastic! MLAA Nov 10 #94
That is great news!⁰ mgardener Nov 10 #95
Wonderful news, very happy for you! :) cliffside Nov 10 #96
Yay! I'm so happy for you and us, your fans and friends judesedit Nov 10 #97
Excellent! GopherGal Nov 10 #98
With all this love and support, I had no doubt! So happy for your good report 🌺 Deuxcents Nov 11 #99
Yay! Excellent! electric_blue68 Nov 11 #100
Yay!!!!!!! DarthDem Nov 11 #101
FABULOUS! Good news, CP! Totally Tunsie Nov 11 #102
"They keep you and call me." Very succinct. 3catwoman3 Nov 11 #103
Good news Lifeafter70 Nov 11 #104
Yay! area51 Nov 11 #105
Good news! FemDemERA Nov 11 #106
Great News! Abolishinist Nov 11 #107
Yay!!! I just knew you would conquer that test! You are brave, determined, and full of grit. Rest easy and keep on KitFox Nov 11 #108
Wonderful news! badhair77 Nov 11 #109
Congratulations, CaliforniaPeggy! HeartsCanHope Nov 11 #110
I missed the earlier part jfz9580m Nov 11 #111
Such good news! nt Dear_Prudence Nov 11 #112
kicking cardio ass! Skittles Nov 11 #113
Great News! DeeDeeNY Nov 11 #114
Excellent! So happy for you! Pacifist Patriot Nov 11 #116
Great news, Peggy gademocrat7 Nov 11 #117
Woohoo! good news! IzzaNuDay Nov 11 #118
Thanks for passing on the good news, Peggy! 70sEraVet Nov 11 #119
Knew you could pass it, may your band will play on for a long time Peggy KS Toronado Nov 11 #120
my mom's cousin's wife had just gotten an all clear check up + she wasn't feeling so good + was in the hospital + bam. pansypoo53219 Nov 11 #121
That's great news. bluescribbler Nov 11 #122
What a huge relief that must be!! You go girl! ratchiweenie Nov 11 #123
Good for you! WVreaper Nov 11 #124
Paco and Joey (and me) say YAY!!! CapnSteve Nov 11 #125
What they all said and more. twodogsbarking Nov 11 #126
Yay for some good news! pandr32 Nov 11 #127
hot diggety dog. AllaN01Bear Nov 11 #128
Piece of cake. "Man, woman, camel, TV" malthaussen Nov 11 #129
Congrats on the good news, CaliforniaPeggy! Having more treatment options is better than having a just a few. Hiawatha Pete Nov 11 #130
Good to hear ericjhensal Nov 11 #131
That breathing test coming up is a piece of cake. Lochloosa Nov 11 #132
Free Cardiac Stress Test Every Time You Turn on Fox News! Ranting Randy Nov 11 #133
Great news. ❤️ underpants Nov 11 #134

Roy Rolling

(7,374 posts)
115. Live Free and Prosper
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 06:39 AM
Nov 11

It’s great news for you, and all of your friends share in your joy the same way we share your sadness.

That’s how we roll.

Diamond_Dog

(39,475 posts)
4. GREAT news, Peggy!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:32 PM
Nov 10

Thanks for updating us!

Now put your feet up, order something in for dinner, and take that much needed rest!

The Roux Comes First

(2,068 posts)
16. So Glad to Hear the News!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:43 PM
Nov 10

And so sorry you were exposed to another episode of "why would we share that with the patient in real time?"

Bettie

(19,179 posts)
20. So happy that you passed!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:46 PM
Nov 10

When my DH failed his, they did indeed keep him and called the doctor!

dsc

(53,282 posts)
26. congrats
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:51 PM
Nov 10

I had one a couple of weeks ago and have just had a heart cath. I know how stressful this stuff is.

JMCKUSICK

(4,800 posts)
34. That's such wonderful news CaliforniaPeggy,
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:58 PM
Nov 10

It's so wonderful to hear some great news. Especially for a rock star like you.

multigraincracker

(36,800 posts)
35. Way to go. Those test don't lie.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:58 PM
Nov 10

Had a bunch of them on the treadmill and then a couple of chemical ones after I got my pacemaker.
Passed them all. Just had bradycardia without Afib. Have a monitor by my bed that sends reports if anything unusual pops up. 6 years and no problems.
Follow all 3 of my Cardiologist. Keep moving. Hang in there, you’ve got this.

MerryBlooms

(12,125 posts)
69. Good news! My 82 y/o sis recently had heart valve replacement
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:50 PM
Nov 10

Her cardiologist didn't think she was a good candidate because of her dementia, his analysis after meeting her Once. Her primary and the cardiologist own assistant, over ruled. The dementia assessment he wanted was more than 6mths out! No way!
My sis came through text book! Golden.
We still haven't gotten an appointment for dementia test he wanted, her surgery was March
Best to you, Peggy! 🥰🥰🥰

DownriverDem

(6,947 posts)
71. Excellent!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:57 PM
Nov 10

So happy for you! I had 2 of them. I never knew if something was wrong they would keep you.

popsdenver

(1,297 posts)
72. I could tell you were gonna pass......
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:57 PM
Nov 10

because you are so "good" hearted......LOL Everyone is very very happy for you.......

I am in hopes for the same results from your cancer & surgery?????

Keep us informed, and know you have thousands of us pulling for you CP

Beartracks

(14,258 posts)
75. I always come to DU looking for good news. And tonight, this was it!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:14 PM
Nov 10

Congratulations. That had to be weighing on you.

Was it a treadmill kind of stress test?

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peacebuzzard

(5,789 posts)
81. That is great to hear sweet Peggy!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:42 PM
Nov 10

I have had so much bad news lately that this one made me smile!!!!

barbtries

(31,043 posts)
82. So glad to hear it!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:43 PM
Nov 10

I actually went and looked up your test to see what you might be up against, but I didn't get a great sense of what you were doing during the test.

MIButterfly

(1,768 posts)
84. YAHOO! That's what I'm talking about!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:47 PM
Nov 10

I am so relieved and happy for you. I'm sure you're relieved and happy too!

This is great news, my dear CaliforniaPeggy!

Ellipsis

(9,408 posts)
92. Cool.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 08:31 PM
Nov 10

I remember.... When I went in and they said they'd call me in a couple a days and let me know the results. Four hours later I was scheduled and stented within 24 hours. They don't fuck around. I still remember the cardiologist s face staring down at me before I was completely out, scolding me before the procedure was over. He was a character. Be well Miss Peggy.

GopherGal

(2,760 posts)
98. Excellent!
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:14 PM
Nov 10

Heart located!
And apparently a very fine one at that!



That doctor deserves a good Yelp review or something for the healing power of promptly giving you the good news!

3catwoman3

(28,369 posts)
103. "They keep you and call me." Very succinct.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 12:11 AM
Nov 11

Great news for you and for us that they did neither!

KitFox

(486 posts)
108. Yay!!! I just knew you would conquer that test! You are brave, determined, and full of grit. Rest easy and keep on
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 01:19 AM
Nov 11

valiantly progressing . Love and hugs🩷🩷🩷

HeartsCanHope

(1,449 posts)
110. Congratulations, CaliforniaPeggy!
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 02:48 AM
Nov 11

Hope you come through all your treatments with flying colors, too!

pansypoo53219

(22,810 posts)
121. my mom's cousin's wife had just gotten an all clear check up + she wasn't feeling so good + was in the hospital + bam.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:32 AM
Nov 11

she 73 i think. hope good luck.

WVreaper

(671 posts)
124. Good for you!
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 09:39 AM
Nov 11

Two years ago, I failed my test. Not enough studying, I guess. Ended up with a quadruple bypass. 90 days after surgery I was back on the slopes, not only skiing, but back working Ski Patrol. What used to be a very tricky procedure, now iss almost routine .

Hiawatha Pete

(2,069 posts)
130. Congrats on the good news, CaliforniaPeggy! Having more treatment options is better than having a just a few.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 12:06 PM
Nov 11

Best wishes for treatment & a speedy & complete recovery.

ericjhensal

(13 posts)
131. Good to hear
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 12:11 PM
Nov 11

I'm glad you passed the test and will be up for full speed mischief this election cycle.

Ranting Randy

(347 posts)
133. Free Cardiac Stress Test Every Time You Turn on Fox News!
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 01:38 PM
Nov 11

Glad you got good news. When you talk with your doc next, find out if there are exercises or physical therapy you can do to improve your cardio condition. I started exercise and my A1 C, blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol, etc. all went back to normal ranges!

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