Trinityheart8891
Well-known member
hey guys,
just wanted to update a little bit. things have been going pretty good, school, work, more of the same day in and day out, school is done for the semester in a couple weeks, then I start summer clinical, and work in respiratory part time as opposed to working in the kitchen full time (finances require me to make up some hours in the kitchen, but I'll deal)
on a side note, today is the 20th anniversary of my first OHS, which was a VSD repair in 1988 by Dr Richard Jonas.
now the main reason I wanted to post. . .I've been exercising lately, not with total regularity, but when I have time and energy, walking, a few light weights, and the latest thing with the weather so gourgeous out, going for walk-runs I know I've been pushing my buttons to see what my heart will tolerate, and a few times at the gym I've gotten little runs in, and my blood pressure will drop when my heart rate gets above 140 ish (same thing happened on the last stress test, doc said I would train to a certain point, and wont get any better/wont be able to train past that) well, I think I hit that point. . . I cant start running anymore without my heart rate going into the 140s or higher within 30 seconds or less, my blood pressure drops, and I cant catch my breath, I have to stop and catch my breath. this happened on a walk-run I did yesterday, I was about halfway through, and had just caught my breath a few minutes before from my last run (about a minute or so of running, less than a quarter of a mile) so, I started running, great song on my headset, I got about 1/8th a mile before I realized how I felt, I tried to push it, but that didnt work very well, I stopped running, and realized that I was seeing stars I tried checking my pulse, and it was barely there, but going really fast in the 150s-160sneedless to say, I walked the rest of the way home, and I still hadnt caught my breath by then.
I talked to my doc last week about what was happening, and what she thought about it, we talked, and I asked her about what my target heart rate should be, and she said 90 or so (I know, this was before this last run-walk, but I was feeling a bit pig headded) I guess I am just frustrated, because when I walk, I dont feel like I am pushing very hard, but when I run I'm way over the top, when I do eliptical, there's a little play there, but not much, I think I am gonna try mixing some biking in there at some point, right now its been gourgeous out, and I dont want to be at the gym (low-mid 70s in VT in april, sunny skies)
I think I just finally hit that wall that dr yeager said I'd hit, cause I dont see my endurance changing for the better, I might be recovering a little bit faster, but it doesnt take much to get my heart rate up where it shouldnt be. I know I just need to be happy that I can get out there and do things, but sometimes I just cant wait untill they fix my heart, I dont feel like a 21 year old out there, and I know I gotta stop the claire minime thing (my mom just ran 13 miles yesterday training for a half marathon) but its hard, I look up to her, and sometimes she doesnt even listen to me when I try to talk to her about how I am doing running, she usually just says try harder, or be proud of yourself for what you did do, I know, but sometimes that isnt good enough
ok, I gotta stop now, time to go get ready for school, laters
Morgan
21
just wanted to update a little bit. things have been going pretty good, school, work, more of the same day in and day out, school is done for the semester in a couple weeks, then I start summer clinical, and work in respiratory part time as opposed to working in the kitchen full time (finances require me to make up some hours in the kitchen, but I'll deal)
on a side note, today is the 20th anniversary of my first OHS, which was a VSD repair in 1988 by Dr Richard Jonas.
now the main reason I wanted to post. . .I've been exercising lately, not with total regularity, but when I have time and energy, walking, a few light weights, and the latest thing with the weather so gourgeous out, going for walk-runs I know I've been pushing my buttons to see what my heart will tolerate, and a few times at the gym I've gotten little runs in, and my blood pressure will drop when my heart rate gets above 140 ish (same thing happened on the last stress test, doc said I would train to a certain point, and wont get any better/wont be able to train past that) well, I think I hit that point. . . I cant start running anymore without my heart rate going into the 140s or higher within 30 seconds or less, my blood pressure drops, and I cant catch my breath, I have to stop and catch my breath. this happened on a walk-run I did yesterday, I was about halfway through, and had just caught my breath a few minutes before from my last run (about a minute or so of running, less than a quarter of a mile) so, I started running, great song on my headset, I got about 1/8th a mile before I realized how I felt, I tried to push it, but that didnt work very well, I stopped running, and realized that I was seeing stars I tried checking my pulse, and it was barely there, but going really fast in the 150s-160sneedless to say, I walked the rest of the way home, and I still hadnt caught my breath by then.
I talked to my doc last week about what was happening, and what she thought about it, we talked, and I asked her about what my target heart rate should be, and she said 90 or so (I know, this was before this last run-walk, but I was feeling a bit pig headded) I guess I am just frustrated, because when I walk, I dont feel like I am pushing very hard, but when I run I'm way over the top, when I do eliptical, there's a little play there, but not much, I think I am gonna try mixing some biking in there at some point, right now its been gourgeous out, and I dont want to be at the gym (low-mid 70s in VT in april, sunny skies)
I think I just finally hit that wall that dr yeager said I'd hit, cause I dont see my endurance changing for the better, I might be recovering a little bit faster, but it doesnt take much to get my heart rate up where it shouldnt be. I know I just need to be happy that I can get out there and do things, but sometimes I just cant wait untill they fix my heart, I dont feel like a 21 year old out there, and I know I gotta stop the claire minime thing (my mom just ran 13 miles yesterday training for a half marathon) but its hard, I look up to her, and sometimes she doesnt even listen to me when I try to talk to her about how I am doing running, she usually just says try harder, or be proud of yourself for what you did do, I know, but sometimes that isnt good enough
ok, I gotta stop now, time to go get ready for school, laters
Morgan
21
