Day 7 (cont): We get the EKG family plan

Mady has now had several EKG exams, which involve connecting wires from a complicated machine to sticky pads on her chest and leg. The doctors have noticed something slightly unusual about Mady's chart: her heart's recharge time (there was a fancy technical name for this, but I forget what it is at the moment) is a tiny bit longer than average. Not typically a concern, but in the context of the chemo drugs they want to keep an eye on it.

The cardiologist said she would very much like it if Chris, Julia and I would get EKG's so that she could see if there were any inherited similarities. She said the nurses could just do the tests on us in their spare time, and indeed, they were more than happy to do them.

I got mine this morning in the chair next to Mady, and the test itself was quick and painless. The very painful part was pulling off the four sticky pads, as they each effectively removed a quarter-sized patch of dense chest hair. It was the least I could do for my daughter (who got a pretty good laugh out of it)...