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When you want the doc to steth but they dont

I have some $$ from 2016 on my flex spending account that needs to be used up by Friday or I lose it. I decided to visit one of those in store clinics to get some bloodwork done. Vitals are done as part of the workup. When it was BP time i told her how I have bad white coat hypertension and she may want to leave the cuff on and take it again in a few min. Of course, it was perfect this one time (120/60) so she said that wasnt necessary. DRAT! I was hoping she could take it again.

So she does the finger stick and it takes abt 5 min for the machine to finish. I wanted so bad to figure out a way for her to use that cardiology steth on me during that time but I couldnt come up with a good reason.

What would you have said? So I know for next time. It has been years since I was stethed by a health professional and I really wanted her to do it today!

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Re: When you want the doc to steth but they dont

"Hey I feel like my heart's been acting up recently could you check it out" maybe

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I thought about asking her how adept she felt with murmurs to see if mine has gotten louder during pregnancy. But the words wouldnt come out!

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Re: When you want the doc to steth but they dont

Any time I've ever brought up my palpitations with a doctor, it's led to being stethed. So next time, maybe make a comment about your heart feeling fluttery or skippy at times. That might prompt a listen!

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Re: When you want the doc to steth but they dont

Any time I've ever brought up my palpitations with a doctor, it's led to being stethed. So next time, maybe make a comment about your heart feeling fluttery or skippy at times. That might prompt a listen!

That works too. Except the one time I wanted palpations to happen, they didn't. I scheduled a doctor's appointment for that very purpose and they stopped hours before the appointment. Regards, the doctor had a through listen.

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Re: When you want the doc to steth but they dont

every time i go to the doctors i always get stethed which isnt a bad thing

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I usually get stethed when I go to the Dr. I really enjoy it but if I see one of the female Dr's my heart starts thumping, nice for me, as I get a really through Stething, very nice, but it usually means I get sent for an ecg
. I don't mind that but they'll never give a copy of the traces. How I get them to let me see the results I don't know. Anyone got an idea how to get /  ask for a copy? ie an excuse for having one '

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The last time I needed an EKG I asked for a copy for personal records and they gave me one without hesitation.

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Yes, I have a friend in the USA, she always gets a copy of her ecg. It's great to see how her heart beats.
But here in the UK the health service is state run and they won't give anything away

I could go private but that would a fortune
Don't suppose anyone on here and in the UK could run an ecg. I'd happily travel for a recording

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