Irregular ecg

[haleymarie 35]

I am currently in the process of getting all my appointments done to submit to insurance...I had went to my normal pcp for a sinus infection & we found that I had high blood pressure. Because of this she ordered an ecg and in the office they said it looked fine, now 2 weeks later I get a call the ecg was irregular & I need to set up a stress test...I'm freaking out! Is this going to mean no surgery? I'm really nervous!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,900]

Don't stress yourself out. It is better that they make sure you have no small cardiac issues before the surgery and are being cautious.

If they notice a little something out of the ordinary, they might only just monitor you closer, perform the procedure very slightly differently or prescribe a medicine for the short term.

I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV.

For your piece of mind, maybe have your cardiologist's nurse explain what they saw?

[heidikat72 935]

Don't stress about it - my ecg was normal and the cardiologist still wanted a stress test just to make sure. Get the stress test and meet with the cardiologist. The doctor will be able to explain what was seen and what it means.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

There are a few people here on the forum whose pre-op testing saved them from serious disease. For myself, it happened when I had the ultrasound of my liver. My belly was really tender and had been for a few days, so she checked in that spot, too.

OMG, I had an ischemic colon. I spent 8 days in the hospital trying not to have some colon removed or die. My doctor told me later on that he thought he was going to lose me. My sleeve surgery was already scheduled for a month out and went on as planned.

Delay is not denial.