on monday, i had some pre-op stuff to take care of, including an ekg. i don't recall getting this done for my thyroidectomy but it was on my check list. i'd made an appointment with my pcp for the ekg but she was out of town and her office rescheduled me with dr. wong.
i went in a bit early to get some bloodwork done, which left my arms with what looked like track marks. that's what the ups guy said. shooting up again? after getting blood drawn, i went to the radiology department for my chest x-ray. and it was done just in time to go upstairs for my ekg appointment.
i'd never seen dr. wong before so i didn't know whether the doctor was male or female. surprisingly, i was seen on time. the nurse took my blood pressure. normal, she said. then dr. wong comes in. he's this attractive tall asian man. i could feel my heart rate going up. so, he's asking me why i'm there and what i need the ekg for. i told him i was having surgery next friday. he asked if i exercised, if so, what kind do i do, etc. then he took my blood pressure. he said, it's a bit high, are you stressed? uh, just a little nervous about the surgery (riight). he said he didn't think i needed the ekg but we'll do it anyway.
the nurse comes back and sets it up for me. the set up is longer than the actual ekg. she sticks these wires all over my body. after it's set up, something starts printing out. that was it! she takes the report to dr. wong and says he'll be back to let me know if i'm ok. he comes back in and says that it was perfect as he'd suspected. yay!
