I went for my psych appointment today and was at goal weight!! I was talking to the nurse and she noticed there was an abnormality in my ekg, and my dr is in surgery so I will meet with her on Friday to hopefully set a date. What does an abnormality mean? I know its to make sure my heart is strong enough for surgery, but has this happened to anyone?

Not to scare u. Just trying to tell u what i heard. But one of my customers said he got an ekg done for some other reason. And they found an abnormality bc he had a heart attack a while back. He didn't even know he had one.

Im sure there are a million reasons why someone could have an abnormality. That was just his situation

Take care of one issue at a time. You will get through this.

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Don't get too alarmed.. an abnormality could mean many different things and for different reasons..

EKG's measure the conduction of electrical impulses sent by the heart.. if for any reason that conduction is altered it should show.. many reasons will cause that electrical impulse to alter.

Anything from electrolyte imbalances.. problems with your heart rhythm.. a past or current heart attack.. the list can go on..

However if it was something that needed to get addressed quick I would hope they would have wanted you to see him that day.. so it seems its not too bad and maybe he just wants to do another exam or test..

Hopefully I explained that well enough or maybe someone can chime in who has more medical knowledge than I..

Thank you I'm trying not to get to worked up over it. I had a blood test taken the same day as the ekg, and I had to fast for it maybe that had something to do with it. I never had any heart problems, and I pray I don't now. But I can look at it this way, if there is something there, at least we can deal with it now before it turns into something major.

Good news....my ekg showed nothing to be worried about, no heart attack or nothing alarming. So appointment on Wednesday with the nurse, and hopefully schedule a surgery date!

That is good news! Best Wishes

Thank you!!