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Dear Jo Ann, Spare yourself, just don't get on your knees when you propose. As far as the thallium test, it's a piece of cake! I don't believe it is a stress test, but it just seems to be the best current diagnostic method to assess the condition of the heart. It is non-invasive in contrast to angiography which insert a thin catheter from the femoral artery into the heart. The test consists of injecting a radioactive nuclide salt of thallium. The salt distributes itself in the heart and is tracked visually by radioactivity at different times. You'll be all right, Jo Ann, and I'll supply you with hugs to sustain you a bit better. Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Ann Coen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 10:42 PM Subject: Re: Dobutamine Stress test alert > Mary Ann - I can't do a treadmilll stress test, because I have to have my > knee replaced. I found out today, that they plan to do a thallium stress > test. Don't know what that means, but I don't like the idea of a > chemical making my heart beat fast. I'll let youknow by Friday what the > outcome is. Jo Ann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn