How Did I End Up Here? From Patient to Tech

Sometimes the most meaningful career paths don’t start with a classroom or a job posting — they start with lived experience. For Chandler Myers, a registered remote EEG technologist in the Continuous Monitoring department at Integris Neuro, her journey into neurodiagnostics began long before she ever put on a pair of scrubs.

It began when she was the patient.

A Journey That Came Full Circle

Chandler’s history with EEG goes back to her teenage years. She graduated high school early and enrolled at IOHS for EEG training, not entirely sure of where it would lead. “I was 17 and very indecisive,” she laughs. “I wasn’t sure if EEG was really for me.”

Life shifted her attention elsewhere for a while, but when Chandler became pregnant with her son, her path found its way back. During her pregnancy, her baby received multiple neurological diagnoses — ACC, ASP, and even an in-utero stroke. “Thankfully those diagnoses were found to be wrong after he was born,” she says, “but that experience lit a fire in me. I wanted to understand the medical language and the test results, to really know what doctors were telling me about my son. That’s what brought me back to neurodiagnostics.”

Seeing Both Sides of the Electrodes

Chandler’s connection to EEG started even earlier than her training. As a child, she had her own long series of EEGs. And like many patients, she remembers how much the technologist’s approach mattered.

“I had techs from the good, the bad, and the ugly,” she says. “I remember thinking: If I ever did this job, I’d want to make it different for people. I’d want them to feel safe instead of scared. Especially kids.”

Her very first EEG is etched in her memory. “I was terrified. I thought they were going to stick needles in my head and electrocute me,” Chandler recalls. “But my tech, Josh, turned it all around. He explained everything step by step, showed me the equipment, and even made it fun. He told me the prep would feel like a cat licking my head — and he was absolutely right. That one little explanation eased my fears and made me laugh. I still use it today with my own patients.”

Turning Fear Into Empathy

That early fear — and the comfort she received — gave Chandler a unique empathy that she carries into every patient encounter.

“Being on both sides of EEG makes me more in tune with what patients are going through,” she says. “I know what it feels like to be scared, confused, or overwhelmed. I know what helped me, and I try to offer that same reassurance. Everyone’s experience is different, but it helps when your tech can genuinely say, ‘I understand — I’ve been there too.’”

Looking Toward the Future

Chandler’s journey is still unfolding. She has her sights set on new certifications and specialties. “My goal is to take my CLTM exam soon,” she says. “In the next few years, I’d love to step into intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM), and also learn more about evoked potentials (EP) and nerve conduction studies (NCS).”

More Than a Career

For Chandler Myers, EEG isn’t just a career — it’s a calling shaped by both struggle and resilience. What once filled her with fear as a young patient has now become a way to help others feel safe, understood, and cared for.

Her story is a reminder that sometimes the path we end up on is written not by chance, but by experience.