A question to all steth lovers

Does your heart starts to race as soon as you see doctor pulling down his/her steth to examine you. My heart starts to go crazy at that momment.

Yep. As soon as I realise that I'll be listened to it just starts to race

Yes...being told to take my shirt off...awesome

My heart starts racing when the doctor says to take off my shirt and I know she's going to auscultate me.

There is no better moment than when the doctor reaches for her stethoscope and you realise what's coming !!

Yes, as soon as I'm asked to take my shirt off my heart starts to race. Unfortunately sometimes they have non-chill stethoscopes now, but if it's ice cold on my chest my nipples start standing to attention.

I'm usually racing well before the stethoscope comes out. Usually while sitting in the waiting room/exam room!

Mine really starts thumping as I enter the room, waiting to see if the doctor is wearing it & how.

When the doctor is about to place the stethoscope on my chest, I try to keep calm. However, this doesn't always work, especially with female doctors.

As the stethoscope is placed against my chest I'm usually very aware of my heart thumping hard beneath it. My dilemma is always whether to try to relax and slow it, or enjoy the thrill of being examined.

My heart only starts racing when a male play Doctor is getting to ready to exam my naked chest and exposed DD breasts. Sometimes, I like to wear a lacy bra and sometimes, I like to have it off. In real life, my heart does not race.

Lady Teddy, who loves a good play exam 😃

I get excited no question about that. I try to relax. Sometimes it works; sometimes not. I think my pediatrician was aware; but never said anything. No other doctor has said anything. If they notice they have chalk it up to having nerves

Races like crazy. I have so much anxiety and discomfort leading up to any dr visit. No Dr has ever commented on it so far and my resting HR is in the high 80s. Imagine what it is when getting the steth. The only person that has ever commented on my heart rate is the current bf who seems to think it's pretty abnormal

Mine tends to race in the waiting room and in the exam room, more so if it's a male examiner.

Hmm good post, for me , it tends to speed up slightly waiting then will stay that way through out the exam , my heart will tend to go nuts when seeing the stethoscope and if being checked by a female if she has on clogs then it will really go crazy

I've been in this situation with a colleague earlier this year practicing for exams however I made sure the order we did it was such that heart/lungs was last and it left me good opportunity to call it a day before we got to it.

Most definitely! Just sitting in the waiting room it's racing...gets a little better when waiting for the doctor after the nurse has been in...but when he grabs his steth, she starts racing like mad!

Absolutely yes!

I can definitely relate to that! My heart is just getting ready to get examined 😃

Definitely...If she is a female doctor then....my heart goes crazy!!!! Every time my doctor complains about the fast heartbeat during the checkup. I just let it go by smiling at her....

Mine did earlier today I booked an appointment at my GP surgery as I have been wheezing quite badly and the receptionist told me they had an appointment available with a doctor I had never seen before. She didnt tell me anything about them I just took the appointment not knowing whether it was a male or female doctor. When I arrived I was asked to take a seat in the reception area then after about five minutes the doctor emerged. It was a young female doctor, wearing ablouse and knee length skirt and she called my name. She had her stethoscope around her neck. I began to notice my heart race as I was walking to her office as I knew she would probably be having a listen to my chest. Sure enough after a few questions she listened to my breathing and I felt like my heart was going to explode it was going so fast

Ironically I am one of the very few people who does not have white coat syndrome and my vitals actually go down when I am examined. If a friend or stranger wants to listen that's when my heart starts to beat faster and harder

Definately yes. Especially when my heart and lungs are examined by a female doctor who listens toroughly to the heart. I have to take medicine to lower my bloodpressure, because its always too high when the doctor takes my bloodpressure.

When I was 20 I moved student accommodation and registered with a new doctor so despite having a rather thorough checkup just 3 months before I used the opportunity to book a checkup with my new doctor. The clinic was a 15 minutes

uphill walk from my place so by the time I got there for my exam the excitement anexercise and nice young male doctor added up and my heart was pounding so much during the auscultation I was sent to have an ECG.

Mine got up to 110 bpm yesterday while being stethed

When I'm in the doctors office while he's listening to me my heartbeat instantly goes crazy.

Yes, I have also been diagnosed with white coat syndrome. My heart starts to race (over 100 bpm) and my blood pressure soars when at the (real) doctor, be it male or female. So I check my blood pressure at home or at work every now and then with an automatic blood pressure monitor and report the results back to my doctor.

In these moments my heart beats no less than 100bpm

My heart beat goes up from the moment I start walking towards the exam table.

It gets better... a few years ago, my heart would beat like crazy when I saw a stethoscope. Since I have been examined a few times the past years it gets better. But still I love it!!