Have you ever had an ECG?
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just electrodes on the chest is all. are they doing a stress test echo?0
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just electrodes on the chest is all. are they doing a stress test echo?
I have no idea to be quite honest, all I know is there'll be electrodes on my chest, arms and ankles.0 -
No biggie at all. You'll need to expose party of your chest for the electrodes, but you really don't need to take your clothes off. They may put some on the top of your feet, too, so make sure your toes are pretty!0
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I may have read this wrong.. i thought you said ekg.....0
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did they mention running on a treadmill?0
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Why don't you ring them and just ask?0
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no stripping. They stick a bunch of electrodes to you with stickers and you sit still for a few minutes, then they're done. Pulling the stickers off is the worst, i'm allergic to the adhesive.0
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A basic ECG . They have you remove your top/bra, they put electrodes on you with these sticky discs and you wait.
They eventually come back check what the reading was. If its not an emergency, they usually relay the info to your family Dr. and he then either calls you up to make an appointment to discuss or lets it be until you come in for your next check up.
I can't recall but I believe I was hooked up for about 30-40 min. Not painful, no worries
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No biggie at all. You'll need to expose party of your chest for the electrodes, but you really don't need to take your clothes off. They may put some on the top of your feet, too, so make sure your toes are pretty!
My toes are always pretty, lol!
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I've had one. You have to take your shirt off, and that's it. They put electrodes on your chest, ankles, and I think around your stomach too. It only took like 3 minutes.0
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are you talking about an echocardiogram? I think that's what it's called, and I had one - no big deal - they attach little things to your chest area to hear your heart, and it's not uncomfortable or painful.0
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I may have read this wrong.. i thought you said ekg.....
It's the same thing I think.0 -
the electrodes they put on the nipples are the worst!
Just kidding!!!0 -
Why don't you ring them and just ask?
I didn't have the chance today and now the surgery is closed until morning.0 -
I go every year...I have the things taped to my chest, legs. you lay there, shirt off..with that pretty paper gown. Very easy!0
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All the time! I used to be an emt/firefighter and we ran them on each other for practice. It's not a big deal. No pain or anything. They may have you put on a gown but may not if they have easy access to your rib cage/chest area. All they do is stick a few sticky electrodes and wires (pads) on various spots on your body, sometimes up to 12. Then they have you sit quietly for a minute while they run the test, then they print it out. Test is over!0
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I got one, it didn't hurt but it was akward because you have to be bare chested. That was weird for me.0
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Yes, I had one a few years back, and was really nervous about it too!! (I have a thing about being more exposed in front of other people) TBH it wasn't as I thought it would be, and it didn't take long. You just lie there for a couple of minutes, with the electrodes on you and that's it.
I had to take my top + bra off for it. If you only have it on your chest/arms/ankles, I can't see the need really to be stripping off properly.0 -
Its easy, they just stick the things to you, you may have to take your top off and wear a wireless bra. :-)0
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I've had a few. Honestly the worst part about it is the nervousness about the result.0
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if its a stress test echo, then they hook you up to all the eelctrodes and have you walk on a treadmill and they gradually increase the pace and slope to stress your heart. but first they do a baseline with you sitting still. the treadmill stress takes about 10 minutes and they monitor you very closely.
lot of heart disease in my family.. dad died at 38 from a heart attack so they watch me pretty close so i do these quite often.0 -
When I worked as a CNA, we actually used to give them to various patients with heart conditions we had to monitor, and they aren't bad at all. You usually are lying down, bare-chested or with a gown, and they apply pads to various parts of your chest, then monitor the electrical activity picked up and map it out. It's actually a very easy, non-invasive procedure. 0
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A basic ECG . They have you remove your top/bra, they put electrodes on you with these sticky discs and you wait.
They eventually come back check what the reading was. If its not an emergency, they usually relay the info to your family Dr. and he then either calls you up to make an appointment to discuss or lets it be until you come in for your next check up.
I can't recall but I believe I was hooked up for about 30-40 min. Not painful, no worries
How long?? So I'd better make sure I take something to read then! I've got an appointment with my GP for next week to discuss the ECG, chest x-ray and blood tests I had last week but I am hoping they'll give me some indication tomorrow about the ECG.0 -
the electrodes they put on the nipples are the worst!
Just kidding!!!
Phew!!
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if its a stress test echo, then they hook you up to all the eelctrodes and have you walk on a treadmill and they gradually increase the pace and slope to stress your heart. but first they do a baseline with you sitting still. the treadmill stress takes about 10 minutes and they monitor you very closely.
lot of heart disease in my family.. dad died at 38 from a heart attack so they watch me pretty close so i do these quite often.
Oh wow, so sorry to hear that. Good to know that they're keeping a close eye on you though. :flowerforyou:0 -
Yes, I had one a few years back, and was really nervous about it too!! (I have a thing about being more exposed in front of other people) TBH it wasn't as I thought it would be, and it didn't take long. You just lie there for a couple of minutes, with the electrodes on you and that's it.
I had to take my top + bra off for it. If you only have it on your chest/arms/ankles, I can't see the need really to be stripping off properly.
I'm the same, I don't want to get my la-la's out to strangers unless totally necessary, lol!0 -
eh... its good to know the data but i dont put any faith in Dr's. they can treat symtoms and conditions, but when God says its time to come home, he'll come get me and there aint a darn thing the Dr's can do about it.0
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A basic ECG . They have you remove your top/bra, they put electrodes on you with these sticky discs and you wait.
They eventually come back check what the reading was. If its not an emergency, they usually relay the info to your family Dr. and he then either calls you up to make an appointment to discuss or lets it be until you come in for your next check up.
I can't recall but I believe I was hooked up for about 30-40 min. Not painful, no worries
How long?? So I'd better make sure I take something to read then! I've got an appointment with my GP for next week to discuss the ECG, chest x-ray and blood tests I had last week but I am hoping they'll give me some indication tomorrow about the ECG.
From the time they came in and hooked me up to the time they took them all off it was about 30 min or so. They were looking for irregular heart beat/patterns. Some don't take as long I see, maybe they just forgot about me :laugh:
All I got from them at the end was a looks good, your Dr will call you if there are any concerns.
Id rather have an ECG any day than a mamogram! lol
Hope it goes well for you!0 -
Very true but it would be nice to think he would wait a while longer.....eh... its good to know the data but i dont put any faith in Dr's. they can treat symtoms and conditions, but when God says its time to come home, he'll come get me and there aint a darn thing the Dr's can do about it.0 -
A basic ECG . They have you remove your top/bra, they put electrodes on you with these sticky discs and you wait.
They eventually come back check what the reading was. If its not an emergency, they usually relay the info to your family Dr. and he then either calls you up to make an appointment to discuss or lets it be until you come in for your next check up.
I can't recall but I believe I was hooked up for about 30-40 min. Not painful, no worries
How long?? So I'd better make sure I take something to read then! I've got an appointment with my GP for next week to discuss the ECG, chest x-ray and blood tests I had last week but I am hoping they'll give me some indication tomorrow about the ECG.
From the time they came in and hooked me up to the time they took them all off it was about 30 min or so. They were looking for irregular heart beat/patterns. Some don't take as long I see, maybe they just forgot about me :laugh:
All I got from them at the end was a looks good, your Dr will call you if there are any concerns.
Id rather have an ECG any day than a mamogram! lol
Hope it goes well for you!
Oh I had a mammogram a few years back and it was sooo uncomfortable (and embarrassing!). If an ECG is better than that then I'm sure I can handle it.
Thanks for the good wishes. :drinker:0
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