Myspicely thank you for asking the question

Hey Brenda. My oxygen levels are always pretty good. Never dip below 94 since I moved to Virginia.

My heart rate races with walking. I have trouble climbing stairs. Things of that nature. I get fatigued very quickly when I up walking around. I kept telling my Dr that.

He finally did an Echo Stress Test, which I couldn’t complete because pulse elevated too quickly. Then he decided upon the Cardiac Cath Stress Test.

Hope this helps love 💞

Mspicely1, what made them decide you needed to do an exercise cath? Most of my SOB is when I do things, exercising, house work, going up inclines, etc. I think my numbers were so low for mild PH in my cath last summer they didn't think it was necessary at this time to test it further. I will have my 6 month PFT and 6 min.walk in June along with my Pulmonologist and Rheumatologist checkup on June 5th. The 6 min. walk, walking flat doesn't really bother me too much. I can usually do that pretty well. My oxygen level may go to 92 or 93 but then recovers very quickly. We will see how that is still going. There have been some other on here with Exercise Induced PH, not many, but they may know more about it. You keep going and let us know!!❤️🙏

Hi Mspicely1, I asked the new PH specialists if he thought my mild PH might be exercised induced since that is when my oxygen levels drop the most, he didn't seem to think it was my case, so he just had another echo done and every echo I have says very difficult test, hard to visualize certain areas due to my fibrosis. So I am like, how about trying a different test? Mine is usually a wait and see type thing.