Feelin’ generally tired and get winded when I go up a couple flights of stairs, Doc.
Hmmm. We should rule out a cardiac problem. That’s the one where you fall over dead in the parking lot. The other possible causes don’t pose a catistrophic danger, and we can deal with ‘em over time.
So...I go in for a series of tests ending with an Ultra Sound and couple of MRI’s and a related chemically induced cardiac stress thing. Took a month of scheduling to get it all done. Met some pretty cute nurses in the process. Always fun.
Results are in. I’m totally healthy. Cardiac structure and valves all good and working just as they should. The arteries that feed the heart muscle show no sign of being even partially blocked. Nice. Now I’ll likely get whacked by a bus somewhere. Treatment plan: stay away from buses!
So now I’m on a diet to drop about a hundred pounds and remember what it’s like to exercise. First exercise...run like crazy when you see a bus.
But I’m glad the insides are lookin’ good.
Hmmm. We should rule out a cardiac problem. That’s the one where you fall over dead in the parking lot. The other possible causes don’t pose a catistrophic danger, and we can deal with ‘em over time.
So...I go in for a series of tests ending with an Ultra Sound and couple of MRI’s and a related chemically induced cardiac stress thing. Took a month of scheduling to get it all done. Met some pretty cute nurses in the process. Always fun.
Results are in. I’m totally healthy. Cardiac structure and valves all good and working just as they should. The arteries that feed the heart muscle show no sign of being even partially blocked. Nice. Now I’ll likely get whacked by a bus somewhere. Treatment plan: stay away from buses!
So now I’m on a diet to drop about a hundred pounds and remember what it’s like to exercise. First exercise...run like crazy when you see a bus.
But I’m glad the insides are lookin’ good.