• toynbee@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 days ago

      I think this is the kind of heart monitor you get if you have heart concerns. For example, a few months ago I had an experience that might have been a heart attack. When I told my doctor, they recommended wearing a heart monitor for two weeks to identify any problems.

      I wasn’t instructed to write down any details. Instead, the monitor came with a phone with a locked down app. If I experienced symptoms, I would press a button on the monitor attached to my chest, then choose the symptoms on the app (high HR, chest pressure, lightheadedness, nausea, etc.) There was a section for notes, but it was optional.

      I can see an argument being made for it being invasive, but it’s not mandatory and, at least from my experience, you don’t have to provide any information you don’t want to (though you probably should for a proper diagnosis).

      I haven’t yet had my follow-up appointment, but I very much doubt the cardiologist has any interest in anything that is not directly relevant to your evaluation.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
      101·
      6 days ago

      I read it as him being so calm and fit he can have sex and stay at 80 bpm but decision-making (buying a computer) is so stressful it makes his hr go up

      Of course it could also mean sex boring computer exciting, in which case they should spice things up, it’s not healthy if sex feels like a chore to either partner.

    • Tattorack@lemmy.world
      8·
      6 days ago

      That’s… Not what I’m reading from this comic at all. Nothing actually negative was said about his wife.

      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
        613·
        7 days ago

        80 bpm is typically lower than walking heart rate. It implies sex with wife is boring. Don’t feel bad, you’d be able to reach that conclusion, eventually.