At the risk of sending TYSON into a coronary, I present the following thread... Sorry sillyoldtwit
After deciding to take up a little cycling this summer, I got onto the saddle in the begining of June with the thought of loosing a few of those extra lbs and saving a little money by not driving/parking. Having dropped an initial 20lbs (in 8-10 weeks) I started to develop a pain in my left hand that had left it useless (no grip, or digital dexterity), so I decided to see a Dr about it (not to mention finding out why I have been in a plateau for the past 2 months).
Turns out that she sent me off for a battery of blood work and an EKG. What had suprised her was my heartrate was at 48bbm on the initial test and the machine kicked out a message of possible bradycardia/arithmia. So off to a cardiologist I go. He ran a couple more EKGs and found that they bounce all over the place over a long enough timeline. Though he didn't definitively say there was anything at hand, he has ordered more tests.
I got the ECG done and out of the way (sitting there on the table, my hr was at 50bbm) and slated for a myocardia stress test (with imaging) this Friday.
I am wondering if anyone else has had issue with trying to explain to their Dr that when you tell them you are cycling (for health/sport) that you don't mean that you are noodling around? Or do they all freak out at anything under 60bbm?
I understand that although my HR should start to drop as I become more cardio-fit, that a 25 point drop in 3 months isn't necessarily a good thing. And that I really may have an issue here, but hell, I got one Dr freaking out and the cardiologist giving me the 220-age formula of setting my MHR and setting my zones on that data.
I am begining to wonder if I shouldn't invest in seeing a Sports related physician. Especially as I become more and more interested in Marathon and UltraMarathon riding.
-GN
After deciding to take up a little cycling this summer, I got onto the saddle in the begining of June with the thought of loosing a few of those extra lbs and saving a little money by not driving/parking. Having dropped an initial 20lbs (in 8-10 weeks) I started to develop a pain in my left hand that had left it useless (no grip, or digital dexterity), so I decided to see a Dr about it (not to mention finding out why I have been in a plateau for the past 2 months).
Turns out that she sent me off for a battery of blood work and an EKG. What had suprised her was my heartrate was at 48bbm on the initial test and the machine kicked out a message of possible bradycardia/arithmia. So off to a cardiologist I go. He ran a couple more EKGs and found that they bounce all over the place over a long enough timeline. Though he didn't definitively say there was anything at hand, he has ordered more tests.
I got the ECG done and out of the way (sitting there on the table, my hr was at 50bbm) and slated for a myocardia stress test (with imaging) this Friday.
I am wondering if anyone else has had issue with trying to explain to their Dr that when you tell them you are cycling (for health/sport) that you don't mean that you are noodling around? Or do they all freak out at anything under 60bbm?
I understand that although my HR should start to drop as I become more cardio-fit, that a 25 point drop in 3 months isn't necessarily a good thing. And that I really may have an issue here, but hell, I got one Dr freaking out and the cardiologist giving me the 220-age formula of setting my MHR and setting my zones on that data.
I am begining to wonder if I shouldn't invest in seeing a Sports related physician. Especially as I become more and more interested in Marathon and UltraMarathon riding.
-GN