So I went for blood work and EKG, and first don't go to the lab on a Friday at 9:00, second, lie to the EKG technician.
I have for the past year - well maybe longer than that - that I can't get my heart rate up. I will do an hour and a half on the elliptical and the highest that my heart rate will go is 85. It is with the medication and the thyroid I can't ever seem to be able to get it over 100, and that is going all out, and I can only go all out for a very short period of time.
So when I got the EKG the technician looked at it and said that your heart rate is a little slower with the EKG, but yours is 43, do you have any symptoms? Umm - what are the symptoms? Well dizzy, tired, lightheaded. No. Do you exercise? Yes I swim. Well that must be it. Have you ever had an EKG done before? Yes. Oh let me go check it.
Oh no you need to go to your doctor, it is much lower then your previous EKG's. Here I am giving this to you and I want you to take it your primary care physician right now.
Oh my god I am going to die. I have that genetic marker for heart attacks, and I am about to have a heart attack. Oh I am feeling really dizzy, and I suddenly feel like I can't even walk to the elevator. I am soo tired. What am I going to do?
TH is sitting there listening to me go on and on about my early demise, and all he could say was get off the ledge. So supportive.
I am still feeling a little lightheaded, and I am thinking I will go take a little nap.
I have for the past year - well maybe longer than that - that I can't get my heart rate up. I will do an hour and a half on the elliptical and the highest that my heart rate will go is 85. It is with the medication and the thyroid I can't ever seem to be able to get it over 100, and that is going all out, and I can only go all out for a very short period of time.
So when I got the EKG the technician looked at it and said that your heart rate is a little slower with the EKG, but yours is 43, do you have any symptoms? Umm - what are the symptoms? Well dizzy, tired, lightheaded. No. Do you exercise? Yes I swim. Well that must be it. Have you ever had an EKG done before? Yes. Oh let me go check it.
Oh no you need to go to your doctor, it is much lower then your previous EKG's. Here I am giving this to you and I want you to take it your primary care physician right now.
Oh my god I am going to die. I have that genetic marker for heart attacks, and I am about to have a heart attack. Oh I am feeling really dizzy, and I suddenly feel like I can't even walk to the elevator. I am soo tired. What am I going to do?
TH is sitting there listening to me go on and on about my early demise, and all he could say was get off the ledge. So supportive.
I am still feeling a little lightheaded, and I am thinking I will go take a little nap.
TH aka TSH said that he thinks they're going to change your blood pressure meds. Although much higher than T3, TSH's resting heart rate dropped many points with his new meds AND he isn't exactly Queen of the Pool or even 5 of Clubs of the Walking Wars.
ReplyDeleteGiven T3's big weight drop, increased exercise and minimal Kaiser checking of pulse/blood pressure meds, lower heart rate not a surprise. Bjorn Borg (dating myself) had a resting rate in the 40's
Wish T3's doctor appointment was now so that she didn't have to stress out for the next few days until her next doctor appointment.
As Mr. "Thick" (my doctor's description of my physique - kinder than "extra chunky" I guess), After my blood pressure meds changes, I know it's hard to get my pulse rate as high or as quickly as I used to, so I'm not trying to be Ms. Pollyana.
Tolar Bear ate the connecting part on one of our blood pressure machines, so T3 will have to make due with one of mine for now.