Went to our Family Doctor the other day complaining of Intermitent
Chest Pain, had a feeling I did some damage to my Sternum,
Being on the cautious side of things, he booked me in to have a
Cardiovascular Stress Test, because I had a Three Stents put in
the old Arteries in 2005,
WELL, they wire you up like an Engine
Diagnostics, you jump on the Tread Mill, and they monitor your
Heart, Blood Pressure ect, as they are doing this, the Treadie is
going faster and the incline is getting steeper, I thought I was doing
ok, I started to suck in the air and kept on going through the exercise,
then the Treadie stopped and they made me sit down straight away
and they tested my Heart Rate Recovery, Now I thought I was
reasonably fit for a 61 year old Plumber, I still do a lot of hard work
ect, I dont Jog or Walk for fitness,and I dont Smoke, I never get out of Breath, HERES THE WARNING TO MY AGE GROUP,
The Doctor took all this information and Analysed it all and said
that my Heart was under strain, I had no Symptoms or Fatigue
but if I dont start doing Cardiovascular Exercises very soon I will be
in a lot of deep sh*t, here WE ARE THINKING OF GOING ON THE BIG TRIP IN THE NEAR FUTURE, so all this can be fixed up, with
a bit of Gym work ect, no panic stations yet, So all you over 50's
and 60's take heed.
P S. The pain in my chest was a pulled Sternum.
Cheers
Daza