The cardiologist was great. He did an EKG and had some blood drawn for things I don't usually have checked (like potassium and magnesium) and had me schedule an echocardiogram. (That's on Thursday.) The EKG was normal, and he said to call the day after the echo, and go easy on the biking til we have the results, though he thinks they will probably be okay. (He said not to worry about anything else I do.) He explained a lot of stuff. I will try to have questions ready for Friday -- since he seemed great about answering them all.
He didn't seem to mind that I had biked there..... (I didn't tell him it wa 13 miles each way, but he HAS my address.) I think the main thing was, I have been biking wearing a heart rate monitor and making sure my HR stays within range -- in my case my max is 180, so try to keep it under like 175, and usually under 170. I did tell him that. Today it was easier than yesterday -- I think my HR is better, though it could be that I was riding slower because my R knee is hurting. (Don't think so, though, given the time -- and my resting HR is a little better too.) I think he was cool about the biking because he has a biking past -- in fact he said he and my oncologist met 20 years ago as biking buddies! (Now why does that make me feel like I'm in good hands? But it does!)
I don't mind missing tomorrow's ride, though it is out to the bread store in Herndon..... but actually my right knee has been talking to me. Given the 26 miles I rode today and the 26 I rode yesterday (and the 26 I am probably going to be riding again on thursday -- to get the echocardiogram!) I think my knee would like to go to the chiropractor tomorrow and go swimming.
On knees -- I don't know if I mentioned this, but my Mayo oncologist explained that I have two separate benign conditions in my two separate knees. I had asked him to order an MRI on my right knee, as something had been seen on it on an Xray of my hip @ g-town -- but I had mentioned the irony that it's my left knee that usually gives me enough trouble to go to the chiropractor .... so he ordered a scan of them both. At the time I didn't appreciate it, because I was hoping to see the pathology from my removed breast, but now that I've seen it and am dealing with it and my KNEE hurts, I think it's really neat that he took the time to explain it and show me pictures of it. (I think it's SO COOL when doctors do wonderful things like that. I have had a lot of luck lately with that kind of thing, haven't I???)
Now if I were really together I'd find that knee report and bring it to the chiropractor. WOuldn't that be smart? I'll write myself a note..... too tired now. Now what I need to do is walk the dog and make dinner -- but what I really WANT to do is have a hot bath. :-D
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