What's wrong with my heart?

[Al B. Sure!]

For some time i've had a very fast heartbeat rate. even when at rest, my heart clocks close to 100 beats a minute. this has excluded me from donating blood and everytime a doctor or nurse checks my heart-rate and blood pressure, he/she has to check it several times. nurses have thought they did something wrong after three times of getting my fast beat and went to get the doctor who did it three more times before finally finishing, never saying what is wrong.

i'm otherwise quite healthy but my heart works over-time. what do you think would be wrong?

[Patroklos]

You are probobly just pissed off from participating in this forum.

I expect all of us to die of heartattacks eventually.

[Monk]

You're asking the Apolyton forum for cardiological assistance? I think you're over-estimating us.

[asleepathewheel]

crack kills

[Combat Ingrid]

Sorry for threadjacking, but that is a wonderful avatar, Monk

[Whaleboy]

Get checked out by the doctors, don't get stressed out, try meditation. Do you do much CV exercise? If so, do so but don't overdo it. I assume you're young adult, in which case if you dont get things in order now, its downhill from age 20.

[Stuie]

Hey Albert - go back to the doctor and ASK QUESTIONS. Don't stop until you are satisfied that you have a clear answer and that it is not life threatening.

Doctors don't usually hand out information; you need to ask for it, and advocate on your own behalf to receive proper care. Sad but true.

[DRoseDARs]

Obviously, check with your doctor and ask questions first before taking any other action.

This will either cause your heart to explode in your chest, killing you where you stand or it will help make your heart healthier: Take up running/jogging. As your heart gets conditioned (pumping more blood than it would at rest) it gets better at pumping more blood with fewer beats. The heart of course is a muscle, and a stronger muscle can do more work with less effort than a weaker muscle. Sedentary (sp?) peoples' aka couch-potatoes will beat noticably faster than the hearts of people who exercise.

You don't need to train for the Boston Marathon. Just give yourself achievable goals starting out. Hell, I'm a sprinter not a distance runner. My current best timed mile is 7:25 (m:s), but if I try to run a longer distance at a slower pace, I damn near drop dead. Something I need to work on.

[My Wife Hates CIV]

Originally posted by Monk
You're asking the Apolyton forum for cardiological assistance? I think you're over-estimating us.

i agree. as far as this thread goes, the only real advice that's worth anything is from asleepatthewheel.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Sorry for threadjacking, but that is a wonderful avatar, Monk

Thanks Ingrid. In fact, you're indirectly responsible for my avatar. You inspired me back when you congratulated me on my IWS victory.

[Snotty]

Originally posted by Monk


Thanks Ingrid. In fact, you're indirectly responsible for my avatar. You inspired me back when you congratulated me on my IWS victory.

I can't read Danish, but does it have something to do with 'talking to god on the great white phone'?

As for you AS, I choose C) all of the above. Hope you feel better

[Monk]

Originally posted by Snotty
I can't read Danish, but does it have something to do with 'talking to god on the great white phone'?

Actually, it's a tribute to the outstanding actor Ernst-Hugo Jähregård and the text is in Swedish. The picture was taken from the Danish mini-series in which he partaked shortly before his death. With regards to the text, it's one of his quotes in Swedish, and although I understand fully what he's saying, I don't think there's a Danish nor an English word for "utskitet". Then again, maybe the lovely Combat Ingrid will come and prove me wrong?

[Snotty]

Originally posted by Monk


Actually, it's a tribute to the outstanding actor Ernst-Hugo Jähregård and the text is in Swedish.

Please forgive my confusion

[Ming]

While I agree that this isn't the best to get health information... enough with the thread jack.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Ming
While I agree that this isn't the best to get health information... enough with the thread jack.

Yeah, you're right, Ming. So Ingrid, if you want to comment, just do it in one of the many not-so-serious threads in which we both frequently participate.