Cycling with a heart problem.

[Vetseun]

Wow that is bad Gummi. Take it easy, rest up and listen to the Doc.

My old man was a national hockey player, at age 43 he was still fit and strong. He dropped dead at work. Massive heart attack. Only 43 years old.

Your body is telling you something, Listen to it.

I hope you have a full and speedy Gummi.

[Jaco Steyn]

I am in sort of a similar situation. Last week Tuesday evening I went to bed with a humongous chest pain. That following morning I woke up at about 4 in the morning, feeling as if someone was physically sitting on my chest. I also had severe chest pains, more than before I went to bed. My wife took me to the Dr, which did an EKG. He saw something of concern, and I was given something to spray under my tongue, pills, also underneath my tongue and a pethedenine injection. I was then referred to the Cardio division of the Vereeniging Medi-Clinic. Upon arrival I was immediately put in a bed, with drips and the works. The Cardio Specialist later did an angiogram, and he saw a vein around my heart which was blocked. Luckily that could be opened with a "balloon", and not needing stents. after I was discharged, I was told that I may not cycle, nor do anything very physical for at least two weeks. this is mainly to give the artery in my leg, where they inserted the "scope" for the angiogram to heal properly. I have to go back next week to be re-assessed, and then the specialist will tell me the way forward in term of cycling. B.T.W, I am turning 50 in two months time, with a severe family history of heart related problems. My farther died of a heart attack when he was 44, my elder brother also died from a heart attack at the age of 33, and my younger brother had by-pass surgery at age 28, and then later died because of his heart! So, I am the oldest living male of my immediate family!

[flymango]

Sorry to hear Gummi!! Listen to your doctors and your body. Sometimes your instincts can be very powerful. Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.

 

Edit: Spelling. Thanks DaLoCo

Edited December 13, 2012 by flymango

[DaLoCo]

Go play golf with the doctor...it helps relieve the frustration

 

In all honesty, you probably will not have the "wind" to train in any case. It is amazing how everything gets affected by your heart, apart from the obvious "duh, if it stops you die" My dad had a light heart attack two months ago, and he breathes very hard after a flight of stairs. It also caused an unstable angina, any time his heart rate goes up it causes massive chest pains. He is of bread to stop bad indigestion from causing the stomach to expand with gas and restrict space in his chest cavity.

 

Listen to the doc, or go for a second opinion. the result should be the same...but then you can listen to two docs

 

I wish you a speedy and full recovery.