To go to work with a Holter monitor?

[Holterwoman]

Any advice appreciated!

I've been referred by my GP for 24 hour Holter monitoring due to possible arrhythmia and a family history of heart problems.

I got an appointment that falls on a work day and am just wondering how/if I can wear this thing to work? I haven't spoken to my manager yet (she is not a stable, sensible person so I want to have thought it through before speaking to her). I don't really want colleagues to know I am having tests. I work in a health team and could conceivably do admin and be desk bound for the day. I don't want to use a days annual leave for this.

Does anyone have any thoughts/ experience/ advice!

Thank you all in advance.

Wouldn't the advice be to do the monitoring on a normal day, ie. a work day would be okay as that would be normal activity?

One of my lecturers wore one. He got on fine with it.

Yes you can wear it at work. The idea is to wear it during your usual daily activities, so to have a day off and rest might defeat the object.
They're fairly easily concealed. They pop them in in the hospital, takes a few minutes and away you go. So nobody need be any the wiser if you don't feel comfortable with your work colleagues knowing.
Wishing you all the best x

Thank you all. Any advice on how to conceal it?

I clipped mine on to my trousers I think. No one knew.

I've worn a 24 hour and 48 hour monitor, both times to work. I just popped it inside a stretchy bra. No one even realised. Apart from me, the itching from the sticky pads drove me crazy.

Oh that's encouraging. I really don't want people to know. Maybe a loose shirt or something will help. I keep thinking about those films where people are secret undercover police 'wearing a wite'!

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It's absolutely fine to wear it at work. If you don't want anyone to see it just wear something highnecked and a cardigan or something over the actual monitor which clips onto your waistband (unless the technology has improved in the last couple of years!)

The first time I wore one, I clipped it to my waistband but it dislodged a few times. When I went to have another test, the nurse asked if she could pop it in my bra as it would hold it more firmly. I also kept the bra on overnight, it was a stretchy full cup one. So very comfortable, apart as I say from the itchiness.

But apparently I'm strange that it made me itch, I must have sensitive skin.

I don't have sensitive skin and I found the stickers a bit itchy, think it was because of sweat.

Last one I had hung round my neck but I didn't have work that day so didn't mind so much - you could still where it inside your top and wouldn't be noticeable.

I clipped mine to my waistband - but do remember to move it before you take trousers off (loo visits!). Night was more difficult but luckily it was winter so I wlre leggings in bed and clipped it to them

And tbh you may not get much choice as to "when". Here they are "fitted" at certain gp surgeries (not my own sadly) and they only do them on certain days.

Thank you all, this is really helpful. I will need to plan an outfit that it can be concealed within.