Comments on: Affair of the heart? http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/ Training for my next race, making chocolate, and trying not to mix the two too much. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:39:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17804 Mark Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:45:37 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17804 Go see the doctor. Go see the doctor.

]]> By: Ed http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17803 Ed Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:25:44 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17803 Jon - put it on paper in bulleted format and bring it to a physiatrist. Be as comprehensive as above, but short form presentation will allow your doc to get the information they need quickly - particularly re: your concern about a stress test not yielding results as this experience only shows up when doing resistance training. LIke the good doctor says above, it's worth a visit. Jon - put it on paper in bulleted format and bring it to a physiatrist. Be as comprehensive as above, but short form presentation will allow your doc to get the information they need quickly - particularly re: your concern about a stress test not yielding results as this experience only shows up when doing resistance training. LIke the good doctor says above, it’s worth a visit.

]]> By: Danny http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17800 Danny Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:17:41 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17800 It does sound kind of weird. Hard to believe it's a coronary artery problem, because as you say, you're ok when you're running. Your HR is up to 180 then, so you're obviously working your heart harder then, and you're ok. Also, you have no chest pain. So you're probably right that a stress test will be negative, but it might not be a bad idea anyway. As to what the real problem is, how the hell should I know? I'm just a surgeon! :-) I'm not sure the medical doctor will know either, but it's worth a visit. It does sound kind of weird. Hard to believe it’s a coronary artery problem, because as you say, you’re ok when you’re running. Your HR is up to 180 then, so you’re obviously working your heart harder then, and you’re ok. Also, you have no chest pain.

So you’re probably right that a stress test will be negative, but it might not be a bad idea anyway.

As to what the real problem is, how the hell should I know? I’m just a surgeon! :-) I’m not sure the medical doctor will know either, but it’s worth a visit.

]]> By: david http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17799 david Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:57:22 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17799 Yee master of all online google knowledge, have you not figured it out yet? If not, do not presume that nothing will be found in the situations you describe. A proper doctor will say, "Aha; sounds like blah-blah-blah-itis. Let's do some tests." That's better than the coroner saying, "He shoulda seen a doctor." Yee master of all online google knowledge, have you not figured it out yet? If not, do not presume that nothing will be found in the situations you describe. A proper doctor will say, “Aha; sounds like blah-blah-blah-itis. Let’s do some tests.”

That’s better than the coroner saying, “He shoulda seen a doctor.”

]]> By: Skatemom http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17798 Skatemom Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:23:56 +0000 http://completerunning.com/chocolate-runners-blog/2007/02/10/affair-of-the-heart/#comment-17798 IANAD, but that sounds like what I get when my BP spikes. It may or may not show up in the HR, but it certainly shows up if you have a sphygnometer (sp?) handy. It's kind of a shakiness and a trembly feeling. The only thing that resolves it for me is laying on my left side, perfectly still, or doing corpse pose and breathing deeply. Get thee to the doctor. IANAD, but that sounds like what I get when my BP spikes. It may or may not show up in the HR, but it certainly shows up if you have a sphygnometer (sp?) handy. It’s kind of a shakiness and a trembly feeling. The only thing that resolves it for me is laying on my left side, perfectly still, or doing corpse pose and breathing deeply.

Get thee to the doctor.

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