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[dachshund]

betagirl, I agree totally. And .... I always question the timing.

Thank you - that was the first thing that came to mind. The day after an anti-war candidate won, we have this sensational news and the warning levels at their highest. I suppose it could be a coincidence.

"Now, kids, don't forget to be afraid."
OK, I've filled my political quota for the day. That's enough, Amy...

[maillotpois]

"Now, kids, don't forget to be afraid."

Perfect!! Exactly right.

I will say I am glad our vacation next week involves camping in the woods instead of airport lines....

Well, Lise, I guess this PVC thing is being managed/investigated okay - but the whole chest pain business really concerned me. It's one thing to have your heart do some wonky things - but when it causes pain, that seems a bit odd.

I have finally traced the cause of my chest pain (other than the emboli) - it is Tuesday spin class with BEN. Any other spin class I have been fine with really bringing the effort level down, as I suspected that it was a high HR that led to chest pain the following day. Well, with Ben's spin class it is really hard to bring the level down. I know it's self-directed, etc. but he's just super intense and really motivating. SO I either have to skip Tuesdays or have a little chat with him explaining my bad self and why I won't be sweating as much.

[Veronica]

Have the chat - don't skip the class. And stop working so hard!


V.

[Lise]

Well, Lise, I guess this PVC thing is being managed/investigated okay - but the whole chest pain business really concerned me. It's one thing to have your heart do some wonky things - but when it causes pain, that seems a bit odd.

No, no pain. Just really uncomfortable when it happens. There has been pain in the past, which I figured was a gallstone passing.

When I had my worst gallstone attack, I was sweating, shaking, in pain, couldn't breathe, of course I thought heart attack. A friend takes me to the ER, they slap a pulse oxygen monitor on me, it reads 100%, they take it off and I sit in a plastic chair for 3 hr waiting to be seen! Well, they were right. It wasn't my heart. That was '02.

This thing--18 skipped beats in 60 seconds--is really annoying and uncomfortable. We'll see what the echo shows. If that's OK, I'll do the tri, see how I feel. I've signed up for a 1/2 marathon in October, too. A lot of people get these. I think I'll do a search on a runners' site for any articles about what might help.

Coming off the caffeine I feel pretty sluggish. I had 1/2 cup this morning in hopes of avoiding that sudden withdrawl headache.