Monday, December 13, 2010

Put on The Bench Till Further Notice


I have been benched by my doctor until further notice. No sports or gym work what-so-ever. He is sending me to a cardiologist specialist for another round of tests (echo, stress, tilt table, event monitor and possibly more).  I have already been through this once before (see my first post here) and I am sick of it.  I am only 32 years old and I have to deal with this crap. 

If I trained this long and this hard and I can not do my HIMs I am going to be seriously pissed off.  I will be out at least $600 and could have to give up training all together.  I will have to change the blog to a flea market to sell all this stuff I had to buy.  That will be one heck of a giveaway! Say tuned for that giveaway!

If the doctor says I can no longer do sports, I may just disobey his orders.  I may just take my chances.   C'est la vie

15 comments:

  1. I'm so sorry! Hopefully this second round of tests will give you some answers!

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  2. Take it easy, hopefully things go well for you.

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  3. Oh no! I'm so sorry!I'm sending positive vibes your way!

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  4. That sinks! Hope all goes well with the new tests.

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  5. I have been there my friend! Don't give up just yet! The blogging community will send positive vibes your way!

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  6. I'm sorry to hear this! Hopefully the tests go well and you will be back training in no time at all! Sending good vibes your way!

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  7. Listen to your doctor, do the tests, and wait until you get clearance. If it is a heart issue, its nothing to fool around with and ignor. I hope its all nothing and you're back to training soon.

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  8. You're worried about me doing a 20 miler in the cold temps and rain. I think you need to stick w/ doctor orders. Otherwise we need to up life insurace. JK I'm sure it will be just like last time and will be nothing.

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  9. I agree with Bill, follow your doctor's advice regarding testing and athletic training. Best Wishes!!

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  10. Oh, so sorry to hear.... Hopefully he'll work with you to get you healed without missing anything important, and get you back out there ASAP!!!!

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  11. Try to stay positive - (I know, I know, easier said than done). If the docs start giving you attitude - perhaps you could research a good sports doctor. I find that they are generally more willing to work with you to keep training than other doctors who will just say 'don't train, don't run etc) :) Keep your chin up buddy.

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  12. Sending many good thoughts your way!

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  13. so sorry to hear that...wish you'll recover soon..

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  14. This is a real bummer. Do the tests and take it from there. All the best!

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  15. I do hope it's just some nutritional deficit that you can make up quickly. But if it's your heart, well, I'm not sure you want to be that defiant. Good luck, Kevin.

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