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I'm with Tobra, go see your doc if you have had a remarkable recovery by this afternoon. What really concerns me is you being out of breath so quickly. Might be nothing, but might be something serious. I'm 60 and I generally hurt after a good workout or a day of yard work, but after a day of rest I'm fully recovered.
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Thanks guys. I am feeling great this morning but had to drag my fat ass out of bed like usual. Once I am up, I'm ok.
I have been off the bike completely for a straight 2.5 weeks, and had been riding on and off 2-3 days throughout the week previous to that. Its used to be 3-4 times a week. I do this ride on a regular basis. I think it was a case going too hard. Calling my doc in a couple of hours to make an appointment for some blood work. I had a minor stroke at 43. After a series of tests, they couldn't find anything. The doctors found the clot the next day from the MRI. From that, I had a heart stress test done about 3 years ago, and the cardiologist age me to go ahead to go hard on my bike or strenuous exercise. |
Todd, I llike to talk to your guy. I really need someone to teach me how to stretch.
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I'm not a doc, but agree with those saying to get some blood work done. Are you doing anything to replace electrolytes after your exercise? That could be a cause of what you're going through. Also if you have a blood pressure monitor, take your pressure when you are feeling these effects. Fluctuation in blood pressure might be a factor. I don't think you should be going down hill that much at just before 50, unless there is a reason for it. I'd consider seeing your physician to get a base line like has been mentioned and talk to him/her about getting in there immediately when/if it happens again. Not trying to be alarmist, but I think you should make a real attempt to find out why you are feeling this way after exertion, especially if it's really atypical. Maybe you should also try working back into riding a bit after you lay off for awhile instead of straining to keep up with your buddies right off the bat.
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I agree with getting blood work done - best to rule out something really systemic. But don't underestimate the dynamic of your mind writing checks that your body can no longer cash. We (men especially) continue to think we're 25 years old, and your body will comply up - until it can't.
I'll pm you his info. He's kind of a wacky guy, so you'll have to see if he's a fit or not. But he fixed a friend who had a frozen shoulder without surgery and so far I'm rebounding pretty well. |
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Agree with Todd about thinking we're 25 yrs. old. I'm approaching the three times 25 yo. mark and still ask WTF is wrong with me when I get tired & breathe hard. My wife & I went for a hike Saturday for a couple of miles but was about a 1.25K ft. uphill climb. She went on ahead of me a bit (but she's 25 yrs. younger & does cross fit), and I was asking myself how that was happening. I have to admit I haven't been out for a lot of exercise lately, but have to remind myself I'm not that 25 yo. guy anymore. It's hard for a lot of us to admit we have to use good judgement in that respect.
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Looks like it has been covered, at least generically, but go get blood work done. Specifically for low testosterone, low thyroid, etc. In my case, low testosterone really affected my mood and energy levels. Most guys think it's all tied to Mr. Winkie not functioning, which isn't necessarily true :--) I just turned 50 and deal with low T and hypothyroidism, and do vigorous bootcamp training 4-5 days a week. Getting old sucks... Feeling old sucks worse.
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At about 50 years old I developed a condition where the iron in my blood turned to lead in my ass. I've heard the cure is worse than the disease.
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damn man, 50 seem to be the magic number for all kinds of stuff?
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I believe 50 is "the wall". I can't wait. Sent via Jedi mind trick. |
I am sure it is nothing worse than fat old white guy syndrome
50 was not bad, it was the car wreck when I was 47 that did it for me. I can almost swing a golf club again. Had a buddy in school who was healthy, we would play 1 on 1 basketball and were evenly matched. One day, after the first game, it was like his feet were nailed to the ground, he was all sweaty and out of breath. had to sit in the shade and it was 75* and breezy. I had to ride my bike to his house, get his car, come back and get him and his bike. He had some funky anemia, they never figured out WTF it was, but he improved with iron supplements, and improved more when he moved to the mile high city, Albuquerque, for a year. "They" were literally the guys who wrote the book on hematology. Be advised, if you get referred to a hematologist, the waiting room is liable to be populated by folks that look about ready to be loaded on the boat to cross the river Styx. Todd's deal sounds like neurologic, rather than vascular. |
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I wish best of luck to your folks. Go home and see them. I am sure they will love that. My dad beat stage 3 lung cancer. He's been 14 years cancer free now. |
Go see a doc. I had a similar experience at age 55. I had started running marathons and you have to have a doc's OK form. I went to my doc to have my health for signed and she said, "Are you kidding? I'm not going to sign off on this until I've looked you over." She found all kinds of stuff was wrong with me - nothing critical then, but things that build up and become a problem, cholesterol, blood pressure, hearing loss, vision loss, high PSA - it was all stuff that had been changing so slowly I didn't notice. I had a top to bottom evaluation done, including a heart stress test. It's not smart to whip your own ass like that at your age unless you've had a recent physical especially including a heart evaluation and the doc says you're good to go.
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