Echo

[chris2710]

I've got an appointment for an echo next month, can't remember seeing any posts for this, is this a normal part of the build up and what exactly does it involve, i.e. do I have to strip down,

 

[happy days]

A echo Is just like a scan when your pregnant but it's on your chest. Do you have heart problems?

 

[chris2710]

A echo Is just like a scan when your pregnant but it's on your chest. Do you have heart problems?

Not that I know of, had ecg last month, hope that didn't show up anything

 

[happy days]

Chris it may be just routine for your hospital but it's just a ultrasound on your heart you will just have to strip from waist up x

 

[Neeta]

I had an ECG at my pre op appointment as I sometimes have palpitations, but I have not had an Echo. Perhaps it is something that the different hospitals do. Good luck anyway and try not to worry about it.

 

[mightyminx49]

Chris,

I had an ecg when I had my pre-op assessment because my heart rate was too fast and my BP was through the roof!!! Luckily once I had got over the initial stress of being at PAAC my bp came down and ECG showed normal. Do you by any chance have high BP or a family history of heart problems. The Echo and ECG are normal proceedures especially if you have a family history, hospital is probs covering all bases. Good luck on your journey. x

 

[chris2710]

Chris,

I had an ecg when I had my pre-op assessment because my heart rate was too fast and my BP was through the roof!!! Luckily once I had got over the initial stress of being at PAAC my bp came down and ECG showed normal. Do you by any chance have high BP or a family history of heart problems. The Echo and ECG are normal proceedures especially if you have a family history, hospital is probs covering all bases. Good luck on your journey. x

mmmmmmmmm must admit last reading at L&D was 170 over 70 and at Diabetes clinic last Monday it was even higher, 179/87, although I do whitecoat, see my own GP and then relax and can get it down by quite a bit. I am though on various blood pressure medication.

 

[TwinkleTwinkle]

Don't worry Chris ... different PCT's have different tests. I have not had hardly any compared to Sunderland patients. Put it this way, it can't hurt to have this info pre op. Like has been already said, if you had a scan whilst pregnant this will be no surprise. Bit of cold gel on the chest & you can watch your heart going along like a good un. Soon be over xx

 

[Denise Morris]

I've got an appointment for an echo next month, can't remember seeing any posts for this, is this a normal part of the build up and what exactly does it involve, i.e. do I have to strip down,

An Echocardiogram (echo for short) is an ultrasound of heart which is used to assess structure and function of heart including heart valves and check for any valve/heart muscle damage. It is a painless procedure and takes about 15 mins to do and a report is sent to consultant.
It is not routinely requested unless you are known to have a pre existing heart murmur or have had previous heart attack/heart surgery, but it may have been requested if bariatric nurse or consultant listened to your heart at assessment and heard an abnormal sound and wanted to determine cause.