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DeeNY711
DeeNY711 Member Posts: 476 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Today I went for doppler echocardiography, during which 3 electrodes similar to the ones used during EKGs are connected: one to the right arm, one to the chest and one to the left arm. The test does not involve the use of the arms at all. The doctor runs a thing that feels a lot like a roll-on deoderant ball on the chest wall.

After the test, my right arm felt extremely odd and it scared the raisins out of me because I am always concerned about lymphedema. However, tonight the arm is fine as if nothing funny ever happened. (Thank God!)

I had a simple mastectomy on the left side, but had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection on the right side, both in January of 2003. I was wondering if anyone else has had tests involving electrodes (EKG, echocardiography) and whether there was a funny sensation in the arm following the exam that went away within hours?
Hugs,
Denise

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  • wildangel
    wildangel Member Posts: 81
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    Hi Dee,
    Yes I did have funny sensations where the pads were put on my "bad"arm. I thought it was from the adhesive. But it felt numb and tingly at the same time and I had round circle marks for about 4 hours later on the arm but not on the other places they put those pads.
    It went away and hasn't bothered me since.
    Angela
  • DeeNY711
    DeeNY711 Member Posts: 476 Member
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    You just reminded me that when the bilateral mastectomies were down, I was hooked up to monitoring equipment in the OR, and the electonic leads were removed but the adhesive pads were left on. Everywhere there was a pad, there was a welt, but a huge blister developed on the one on my right side.

    I never thought of the adhesive on the echocardiogram equipment. I'm wondering if the electronic transmission bothered the nerves in that arm, too. It is a vast relief to know it happened to someone else, because that means there is at least ONE PERSON on the face of the
    Earth who knows what I'm talking about. From doctors, I would get a blank stare followed by, "I've never heard that before." Growl.

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