Well, yesterday turned out to be interesting. I was FINALLY able to get 9 hours of straight sleep, which felt great. The past few days I have been waking up after 5 hours. I know what caused it too. Too much coffee! I've been drinking alot, and Thursday I actually had 7 cups AT WORK! So I came home and drank one Gatorade, and then water. Slept wonderfully (or crashed and died, either way). Sorry...got off track. Anyway, worked from home yesterday for 1/2 day because in the afternoon I had my tests at the hospital. Ann went to work, and proceeded to text me when she got there that the roads still suck and it's snowing. Again! We knew it would, they were only saying a dusting to an inch. I looked outside, and it was almost nothing. Looked out 20 minutes later and it was a little heavier. Looked out 30 minutes after that and it was snowing BIG flakes. So much for the inch. They modified the weather report to call for 3-5 inches. We got it!
So, in the PM I went to the hospital for my x-ray and journey on the treadmill for the Cardiac Stress Test. The x-ray was fine. I'm used to those. Not used to hugging the thing, but that's what you have to do for a chest x-ray I guess. Then it was time for the treadmill. Now, let's review history. Have I worked out AT ALL in the last 25 years? Thinking...NOPE! Have I walked any distances (outside of Walmart) in the past year? Thinking...NOPE! This ought to be interesting.
The test starts easy, but gradually gets "worse" every 3 minutes. The first 6 minutes were fine for me, surprisingly. Level 3 was inclined a decent amount, with a steady speed. Level 4 almost flew me off the treadmill and into the wall 8 feet behind me. I went a total of 9 minutes 45 seconds. Didn't feel out of breath or dizzy until I stopped, then whoosh! Took awhile for my heart rate to come down, but my blood pressure stayed "regular" which was good. The diastolic (sp?) kept getting higher though, approaching borderline. Will review the results with my doctor next Friday (including the x-ray) and go from there.
Now, let's get ready for the Super Bowl (and the Puppy Bowl if you need something to watch to kill time).
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