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I march to the beat of a different drummer all right
Well I just went to the Dr. for my annual exam (and we all know how much fun that is). I cheek out just fine for the most part and have a blood pressure reading some people would give there right arm to have my Dr. actually said that! But one thing came out kinda funny. I seem to have an irregular hart beet. My hart seems to have an unusual rhythm, it skips beats apparently. This cant be to bad because its been that way for at least 4 years now and this is the first time a Dr. has ever noticed! But she is making me go tohave some test done any way. Told me not to worry to much since it has NEVER bothered me. Just one of those better safe then sorry things. But it has me putting my trucking plans on hold since I know I would have to pass a DOT physical. So other than that I seem to be a very healthy young woman. But I was wondering what all is involved in a DOT physical?
Buttrfly
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Maybe we can get NurseRed to come here and answer this for you. Or you could always pose your question in the medical forum. Let me go see if I can find her LOL -->
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Could be nothing. Do they tests. A simple EKG and some blood work should be the first to be done. Maybe an x-ray. Depending on the results ...maybe further testing yet.
Do you ever feel dizzy, weak, faint? Does it skip beats or add extra? The EKG will tell that.
The DOT exam will pick this irregular pulse up and you are gonna hafta do all this anyway, so.....you'd best get it out of the way.
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My hart is defiantly skipping beats not adding them. I have let some friends feel my pules and even they can tell. This is something I have noticed for since I was bout 19 (22 now) and this is the first time a Dr. ever took notice. I had some blood work done and my cell counts are normal, I was also tested for thyroid and diabetes. My blood pressure is 90 over 60 and that has remained the same for about 3 years now. I never feel dizzy or faint, but I don’t have a whole lot of stamina I don’t think but that is most likely do to smoking and exercising very much. My Dr. told me I was healthy (need to lose a few lb. but I am working on that and the exercise thing to if I can ever find the time) she just thought it was time to check out the ticker since no one ever has. On Aug. first I have to go get hooked up with what I think she called a halter test. Which was explained to me as a strap I will wear around my chest for 24 hours while I do everything I normally do (except shower or swim). It will record my hart beet the hole time and a cardiologist will read the print out and I will have to go from there. I am not worried since like I said this is not new and I don’t seem to suffer any ill effects but I will let you know what happens.
If I may have to go threw al this again for the DOT should I get some paperwork on what the Dr finds?
Buttrfly
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Take copies of all lab work and all reports on your physician's findings when you go for a DOT physical. Be sure that your Dr writes an explicit statement that says, he/she is aware of the Medical Certification Regulations and the requirments of being a commercial morotr vehicle driver. And that in his/her opinion you are safe to perform those duties and responsibilities.
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Thursday I was hooked up to the monitor a better word would be weird lol. I had to wear it for 24 hours and it was the most annoying medical thing I have been threw. Not painful but annoying. They taped 5 electrodes to different parts of my chest and each one had a wire that connected to this pack that I had to carry like a fanny pack. The weirs only gave me about 2-3 feet of slack and I had to sleep like that. That was the worst part that not being able to take a shower (thank goodness it was only for one day and I could take a sink bath). It was funny looking having all those weirs come out from under my shirt and people stared a good bit. I was able to every thing I normally do but I was a big pain in my neck so to speak. I don’t have the results back yet but I will let you all know how it turned out. Thanks to all for the interest and the good advise I have been given.
Buttrfly
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Ok finaly got the results from the test. I was wroung my hart dose add beets (but it feels like it skips them)a littel over 1,100 extra beets in a 24 hour peiod. Also aprently if i pay atention and it dose it three or more times in a row I can feel it. But the good news is that ther are good extra beets and bad extra beets, I have the good kind . So everything falls whith in normal peramiters. So I am just fine. Thanks to every one for there concern and advice!
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