oh the nurses said he would do a local but he didnt'! man that hurt lol. my cardiologist is doing the monitor. I hate that it just goes off when it picks something up that I am not feeling. to me it is scarey. I know that techs can't really tell you anything and they do tell me that they are not calling my dr with any info when I have to call it in. I also realize they are not drs and might not can fully read the strips. *sigh*