Socks or bare feet during ECG

Do you prefer being examined with sock or barefeet? Do the doctor ask you to remove socks?

Socks cause it is always cold there

Socks on ofcourse! I didn't have to remove them..

I dont mind at all. But if i had to choose i would say socks off.

Socks on but everything else off. My feet get COLD!

For an EKG? Why would it matter? You're laying down with leads attached to your chest. Or you're running on treadmill and wearing shoes.

I've certainly had ankle leads attached before, perhaps that has something to do with it. From memory I kept my socks on, though I'd prefer them off.

I generally have socks off because they usually conduct the ECG after the Physical and the doctor asks that I put my pants back on. (We're proper in the South)

No, the doc didn't asked me to remove socks or shoes, she attached a ekg clamp electrode to the exposed skin above my ankles and wrists and the sticky pads on my chest...

Never had to remove socks during ekg exam

Off, when I had an EKG.

I didn't have to remove either, but i had flip flop sort of shoes on, so i just took them off anyway.

Bare feet.

I didn't have to remove them

Ive had to remove my top during an ekg....but never my bottoms...would work around my pants...ect....

For an EKG my socks, shoes, and shirt are always removed. I have had several EKGs while underwear clad only and this is scenario is quite arousing. I once had an echo cardiogram while in my underwear and I maintained a semi throughout. When I began to leak the tech realized this and he placed a folded up exam gown over my groin area. This guy continued to run the echo wand across my nipples as he made adjustments and I thought that I would blow right then. I was still tented when told to stand up and place my pants back on. I actually think he enjoyed this as much as I did. No doubt that he realized my nipples remained hard from the moment I was asked to undress.

Recently, the technician placed leads on my shoulders and hips instead of ankles and wrists. The day was cold, thus I wore thermal leggings with no underwear under my jeans. I had to undress completely, except of socks and was given disposable briefs.

With socks

Definitely bare feet. For a house call, would be barefoot when I opened the door.

Socks. I would never want to walk on the floor of an exam room barefooted. Besides, my tootsies get cold and I have such cute socks to show off.

Today I had an ECG and I was barechested with socks and shoes. Doctor removes a piece of sheet so it is not matter whether be barefoot or not.

The ecg will work well with or without socks as long as the dots are in th eright place

The ECG's I have had i kept my socks on. No reason to take them off.

Always bare feet.

Always with socks. Not necessary to remove them with the type of ECG that my GP has got.

Socks on for each exam.

Bare foot but it is because I only normally wear sandals or flip flops

I remove my shoes and keep the socks for an ECG. The nurse rolls the top of the socks to lower them slightly. I also have to remove my wrist watch.

It's been a few years since I had one, but I think I had to remove my shoes since they had metal. Definitely had to remove my watch. I'll be getting one in the next few months so I'll report back.

@Listen: It depends on the ECG/EKG. I've had leads attached to my legs on the two that I had.