Dear Bizi

thanks for the feedback. yes in fact when i run or do aerobics is the only time my heart usually goes over 100. my resting pulse is often in the sixties but 72 is typical if i'm sitting up (regular 18 beats per 15 seconds).

i could not understand it last night. even taking the garbage down is not that much exertion (bag not very heavy, use elevator not stairs)... i only thought to take my pulse when i noticed i was still exhausted. then i sat a few mins, then made a potato in the microwave (sitting some again) and chopped some parsley and tried it again, it was 120. the machine said 130 but i don't trust it i trust a manual read better - it is not hard to take a frickin pulse. although... it seemed to speed up and slow down more than usual, but i can't be sure about that... i don't often take my pulse and find it that fast.

today after chopping a bunch of things i tried it again and it was 80, which is about right for moderate activity, for me (compare to 120 yesterday).

i have never had a stress test or any cardio workups. the only thing i had were a couple ekg's back in 1997-1999, because i was on lithium. i am hoping to run again in 3 days ... need to wait that long to see if my feet are going to react. can't call my gp but i can walk in - will ask him to send me for a check up if it happens again. and next time i run i will take my pulse every 1/2 hour so i have periodic data, and not go a couple hours before it dawns on me, geez why am i so exhausted. it wasn't uncomfortable as such, i only noticed exhaustion.

thanks for your help.


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