You want me to take off what???

[Tina B.]

Yesterday, I went to the doctors, for an EKG, just a routine test for an old person. The nurse, that I have known for a few years now, tells me to "remove my shirt, and if you are wearing them, your pantyhose"! Now I have never been there in femme, so I told her "I refuse to remove my pantyhose"!
She had trouble getting the machine to work, and after running 4 EKG, she had to call in the doctor to see if he could figure out what was wrong, the first thing he says walking into the room,"maybe it's the pantyhose". Now I had to lay on that table, and try to keep a straight face while they finished there test, If only they knew! Or do they?
Tina

[JoAnne Wheeler]

What color pantyhose were you wearing ? Did they look good on you ?

That's all that counts.


JoAnne Wheeler

[pamela_a]

just a routine test for an old person

Since you admit to being older....are you sure you just didn't forget you were wearing pantyhose?

I have the medical people I see regularly trained. I have a wound on my leg which I get debrided weekly. The techs all know I need a minute to take off my pants and pantyhose before they start.

-Paula-

[Sally2005]

I'm not sure I got the full story... I assume you were in drab 100% and they were just making a joke... could be an inside joke, perhaps there is a new directive that instructs them to ask every patient the same questions and they don't expect it to be true, but ask anyways to see what reactions they get. Maybe it was the skip in your step or something...

[Sharon B.]

New one on me also.
A couple of weeks ago I removed my nail polish on my toenails in the morning before going out and cleaning the yard up from an ice storm that we had.
In the early afternoon I had to go to the ER for an x-ray on my ankle and I was glad that I had removed the nail polish.
I thought I had broken it but it only turned out to be a bad sprained ankle.

[Angie G]

Next time wear a pair so you can take them off.
Angie

[trannie T]

As you are of a certain age they may have been referring to your support hose.

[Shannen]

silly, you really DO need to take off your pantyhose for electrical tests to run properly!

[Nicole Erin]

As you are of a certain age they may have been referring to your support hose.

what a smart ass

[Beth785]

I guess I'm confused. Were you or were you not wearing hose? You never said, but you implied that you were when you said you refused to remove them.

Now, if you were wearing them, why would you refuse? The doctors are there for your benefit. If you don't do what they suggest, you might as well not go.

[StephanieC]

silly, you really DO need to take off your pantyhose for electrical tests to run properly!

Wait...is that true? You need to remove pantyhose for EKG? Any other items of clothing cause a problem with any other equipment?

[Nicki B]

You never heard of static?

[KristinSkye]

Now thats funny!

[Tina B.]

No, no, no! There where no pantyhose, as I said, I always do drab for the doctors! Just seems to be an in house joke. And yes If you where wearing them they would have to come off, they have to put electrical leads on both of your calves.
And I might be getting old, but if I do wear hose they are going to be sheer, thank you very much!
Tina

[Christinedreamer]

Stockings or pantyhose would be a problem for a full EKG as there are ground contacts placed on the legs just above the ankles and pantyhose would prevent the electrical connection.

Obviously bra straps (or marks/ tan lines) would also be noticed during an EKG or stethoscope exam.

It would be fun to go en femme that way though and give them a little bit of a chuckle.

You know they talk about us.

[CD Susan]

I had an EKG two weeks ago and was never asked if I was wearing pantyhose. All of the electrical connections were on my chest and none were on my legs. This was the second time I had an EKG and the previous one was done the same way.

[LeslieSD]

A few years ago, I was to see a doctor. Because it is not a physical, so I went wearing pantyhose thinking it would not be necessary to do something. Well, during the test the doctor needed to check the nerve response of my knee (you know, kind of tapping the place below the knee cap). So he had me roll up my pant legs. When I was rolling up (and I believe he thought it was long socks), he finally asked "How far up does it go?" And I said "All the way". He ended up tapping through the pantyhose, and we never said another word about it. I guess doctors have seen it all.

[Lesley Ann]

My Doctor is also a friend. I have an on going medical problem which means I have regular chest examinations, during the past eighteen months or so, I have developed breasts (36B) recently my Doctor was sounding my chest, but instead of placing the stethoscope squarely on my chest, he placed it on the side, he then felt both breasts, looking directly at me said "I think you may have a hormone imbalance" I then had a blood test which indeed showed such an imbalance, and tomorrow I am having a scan. I am waiting for him to ask the whys, where's and how questions. As someone has already said Doctor's have seen everything, my only concern is that our relationship is a friendly one, which for some reason makes feel embarrassed.
Lesley Ann.

[Niya W]

Only time I had electrodes on my legs for and EKG Iwas being taken out in an ambulance .

[docrobbysherry]

Another old timer here. I forget I'm wearing those nude, sheer to the waist pantyhose all the time! I always think I remember shaving that morning!

Could happen to ANYONE, really!

[Oddlee]

Stockings or pantyhose would be a problem for a full EKG as there are ground contacts placed on the legs just above the ankles and pantyhose would prevent the electrical connection.

Obviously bra straps (or marks/ tan lines) would also be noticed during an EKG or stethoscope exam.

It would be fun to go en femme that way though and give them a little bit of a chuckle.

You know they talk about us.

Yeah, I'm sure they do. I had a heart attack last summer while on a bike ride - a serious ride, I guess, in spandex and wool. As the doctors stripped off my riding shorts (to insert a catheter in my femoral artery and implant a stent), one made a comment about my "Lance Armstrong shorts."

The more surprising comment was from a nurse, as I was being released four days later. She made some comment about "no matter what gender people think they are, they have heart problems related to their 'real' gender." I'm not sure where this came from; I shave my legs, but many cyclists and/or swimmers do that, and I'm both. Anyway, it was an amusing puzzle.

Lee

[bimini1]

This is what I call 'spirits'. You meet in life the exact reproduction of your own thoughts. You attract certain energies based on who you are and what vibes you are putting out.
People will say things to your face that speaks to you even though they think they are just joking.
I've seen this happen too many times to count.

[Christinedreamer]

CDSusan,

There are different types of EKGs taken depending on what they are looking for. The in-depth variety uses ten electrodes - 8 on the chest area and 2 on the legs.

My brother-in-law just had one 2 days ago at Kaiser in preparation for major surgery.

[kellyanne]

In addition to the effects of static electricity of the calibration of the machine - the compression of the pantyhose on the legs will ater systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements.

This is why sedentary and other patients on blood thinners may be prescribed leg stockings in addition to medications to inhibit clot formation.

Rest assured there are solid scientific clinical reasons for the request they made - your best health.

[Tina B.]

In addition to the effects of static electricity of the calibration of the machine - the compression of the pantyhose on the legs will ater systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements.

This is why sedentary and other patients on blood thinners may be prescribed leg stockings in addition to medications to inhibit clot formation.

Rest assured there are solid scientific clinical reasons for the request they made - your best health.

I agree with Kelly Anne, but lest we forget, there where no pantyhose, it was just meant as a funny comment!
Tina