Study of Electrodes
Recently, I have learned way too much about the little electrodes they stick on you to monitor your heart. Just since Monday I've got to experience 3 different ones. I have so much residual sticky from them, I'm starting to feel like the human post-it note.
What I have learned is that the ones from the ER that they put on your hips are the most difficult to take off. Lots of residual sticky and dude, taking them off HURTS. The ones they put on you in the ambulance are by far the best. Soft and very easy to come off with almost no residual sticky. The stress test ones are right in the middle - somewhat painful to take off and a decent amount of residual sticky.
And let's not even discuss the insane amounts of residual sticky from the little foam tapes they used to take the IV line to my arm.
Oh yeah, I went to the emergency room yesterday. I'm guessing you caught that? Yeah, had a little (okay, big) thing at work and got the ambulance called. I just LOVE embarrassing myself at work like that. Anyway, I took today off to try to hunt down some doctors and follow up but so far I'm not having any luck. My GP doc is out sick and the cardiologist's office isn't open yet.
But on a funner note, while spending 6 hours in the ER yesterday, Dan took a picture of me eating a boiled egg.
What I have learned is that the ones from the ER that they put on your hips are the most difficult to take off. Lots of residual sticky and dude, taking them off HURTS. The ones they put on you in the ambulance are by far the best. Soft and very easy to come off with almost no residual sticky. The stress test ones are right in the middle - somewhat painful to take off and a decent amount of residual sticky.
From left to right: Electrodes from the stress test, ambulance and ER
And let's not even discuss the insane amounts of residual sticky from the little foam tapes they used to take the IV line to my arm.
Oh yeah, I went to the emergency room yesterday. I'm guessing you caught that? Yeah, had a little (okay, big) thing at work and got the ambulance called. I just LOVE embarrassing myself at work like that. Anyway, I took today off to try to hunt down some doctors and follow up but so far I'm not having any luck. My GP doc is out sick and the cardiologist's office isn't open yet.
But on a funner note, while spending 6 hours in the ER yesterday, Dan took a picture of me eating a boiled egg.
Eating a Boiled Egg in the ER
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Hugs to you. Do I need to fly down and go all black belt on a doctor to get you results? Never been to Texas, say yes :)
BTW Your husband is a little on the strange side..did he take a camera to the ER?
Feel free to come on down, but now that the cardiologist has signed off on me, I'm not sure who's butt you'd be kicking!
And yes, he is a bit weird (probably the only reason he has dealt with me so well for 5 years) but the picture was taken with his work phone so he didn't really bring a camera to the ER. Hehe!
Manda,
What did the cardiologist have to say before signing off on you??
*big big big hugs*
He said basically that he is at a loss and it isn't related to my heart. But the ER doctor said that sometimes people come in with chest pain and it can be a gallbladder or something or vice versa. Something about dislocalized pain or something. I can't really remember. I went to my GP doc today, got some meds to treat the symptoms and he is scheduling me for 3 more tests to see if it is something on the GI side of things. Oh and there was a chicken. So I totally have to blog about that. But I've spent most of today sleeping so probably tomorrow. Hopefully all this will be figured out soon though with the new medication, I kind of don't care. The doc put me on Xanax. Wheee!
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