OMG! I thought I was going to die!! They started by taking my blood pressure then hooking up the electrodes. The nurse asked me to get on the treadmill and told me that every 3 minutes the speed would increase and the incline would raise. The first 3mins were good. I was walking and breathing. Then the first incline change and speed increase I was doing ok, no chest pains or anything..just muscles that hadn't been used in a while getting all heated up. I was okay. My target heartrate was...

Before you read this I don't mean to offend anyone. This is kind of a reference point for me because there will be many times during my process where I start to doubt why I did this. I want to be able to read this and go..."oh yeah dork thats why! Now get back to the bandster way of life!!" Right now I am in the beginning stages. I don't have a surgery date yet and the information that follows is based on observation and personal opinion (notice I didn't say...