Teresa, when I gave the Doc your hypothesis he chuckled and told me it was wishful thinking. I told him it was Corys idea!
But this particular Doctor is a very special guy as I may have mentioned before. I told him that I couldn't get in to my family doctor until next week, and that was his cue to take charge. The first step was of course to check out my heart and lungs which all seemed great. Then blood tests, but because the outpatient blood taking people were only open until 11 am it would mean not getting that done until tomorrow. He went down the hall to the burn unit and talked someone into coming to the HBO unit with their needles, and they poked me before I went into the tube. By the time I got out he had the results!
And the verdict is....everything normal other then a wee bit of dehydration. I was momentarily disappointed, as insane as that sounds. I was hoping for an answer, but that answer was certainly not to be found in my blood. His opinion after hearing my story, examining me, and looking at the test results?
I ain't buying it yet but I am thinking about it. And the only reason I'm seriously considering his diagnosis is because he is an experienced endurance athlete himself. And he is a very convincing guy.
He says "overtrained"!
Overttrained??? WTF! Not me! I am a machine!
I know from my reading and from witnessing others experiences that they never seem to see this particular condition coming until they have it, and even then I have seen people in denial about it. If I compare to my last undertaking I have to admit that I have taken much less time off. Perhaps you will recall that in 2009 I was still travelling to Mexico quite often which automatically built downtime into the program. Since I went to China 4 months ago I have rarely taken a day off and maybe....just maybe...that has all added up.
So I'm gonna do my best for the next several days to do everything in a relaxed manner, and of short duration. I will completely stop the weights until after my Hamilton trips are over next week. Come this Saturday I will do another longer test to see how it feels, but I promise myself to stay close to home and "quit" the minute it stops feeling right.
Meanwhile I will follow up with my family doc next tuesday to see what he says. I have also decided to start taking a multivitamin and I may even talk to the dietician at the doctors office. I know my nutrition can still use some enhancement.
Wish me luck! The mental part of this whole deal is the toughest especially because that's the area I'm most challenged in. After all. I'm an idiot!
(swim 1000 metres, run 7.3 kms)
"Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable"---Coco Chanel
Love
Peter
But this particular Doctor is a very special guy as I may have mentioned before. I told him that I couldn't get in to my family doctor until next week, and that was his cue to take charge. The first step was of course to check out my heart and lungs which all seemed great. Then blood tests, but because the outpatient blood taking people were only open until 11 am it would mean not getting that done until tomorrow. He went down the hall to the burn unit and talked someone into coming to the HBO unit with their needles, and they poked me before I went into the tube. By the time I got out he had the results!
And the verdict is....everything normal other then a wee bit of dehydration. I was momentarily disappointed, as insane as that sounds. I was hoping for an answer, but that answer was certainly not to be found in my blood. His opinion after hearing my story, examining me, and looking at the test results?
I ain't buying it yet but I am thinking about it. And the only reason I'm seriously considering his diagnosis is because he is an experienced endurance athlete himself. And he is a very convincing guy.
He says "overtrained"!
Overttrained??? WTF! Not me! I am a machine!
I know from my reading and from witnessing others experiences that they never seem to see this particular condition coming until they have it, and even then I have seen people in denial about it. If I compare to my last undertaking I have to admit that I have taken much less time off. Perhaps you will recall that in 2009 I was still travelling to Mexico quite often which automatically built downtime into the program. Since I went to China 4 months ago I have rarely taken a day off and maybe....just maybe...that has all added up.
So I'm gonna do my best for the next several days to do everything in a relaxed manner, and of short duration. I will completely stop the weights until after my Hamilton trips are over next week. Come this Saturday I will do another longer test to see how it feels, but I promise myself to stay close to home and "quit" the minute it stops feeling right.
Meanwhile I will follow up with my family doc next tuesday to see what he says. I have also decided to start taking a multivitamin and I may even talk to the dietician at the doctors office. I know my nutrition can still use some enhancement.
Wish me luck! The mental part of this whole deal is the toughest especially because that's the area I'm most challenged in. After all. I'm an idiot!
(swim 1000 metres, run 7.3 kms)
"Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable"---Coco Chanel
Love
Peter
Well glad to hear that all tests are good....machines to wear down you now, they need maintenance......human maintenance would mean taking a break....
ReplyDeleteMan, you should be happy by this diagnosis! There's nothing wrong with you, just that you are training TOO hard! How awesome is that? After all your persistent concerns around not doing enough, not training hard enough, it turns out you may just need to chill a bit more! Sounds like a good plan. Love you.
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