Doing things according to your ability...

Interesting thing about exercising is that it is not a one size fits all type of thing.

And that you may have to tweak it even after you think that you have it all figured out…in the terms of some sort of routine.

But that’s a good thing.

Yep, sure we all have good days and bad days, true?
I know I do and you more than likely do too, right?

Well, this morning was one of those; oh you want to know which one, good or bad?

Bad, not in the sense of wanting to stay in bed with the covers over your head, but not real good either, mostly due to shoulder and chest pain; so I suppose it was bad.

In some ways I guess I am a bit of a hypochondriac, but if someone else were to say it I would definitely be insulted, and consequently no one has, since I do have too many real maladies for anyone with that much nerve to think that anything bothering me is imagined…

But whenever I get chest pains I worry about a heart attack, don’t laugh.

Too many women get misdiagnosed or not diagnosed properly, since in many circles the symptoms for a heart attack for women and men can be very different. Women’s symptoms below:

• "Upper back pain, shoulder pain
• Jaw pain or pain spreading to the jaw
• Pressure in the center of the chest
• Some sweating
• Light-headedness or dizziness
• Unusual fatigue, like they just ran a marathon

In general:

• Angina: pain, discomfort, pressure or tightness in the middle of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes or goes away and then comes back; sometimes mistaken for heartburn
• Pain or discomfort in upper body including arms, left shoulder, back, neck, jaw or stomach
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Cold sweat or sweating
• Feeling of indigestion, choking or heartburn
• Nausea or vomiting
• Feeling dizzy, light-headed or extremely weak
• Feeling anxious
• Rapid or irregular heart beats"
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• Thanks to: http://www.symptomfind.com/health/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women/

And for men:

• "Chest pain or discomfort that can feel like uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the chest. It may last for more than a few minutes, or it can come and go.
• Discomfort or pain in other areas, such as one or both arms, the neck, jaw, back or stomach
• Shortness of breath, lightheadedness, nausea, or sweating
• Abdominal discomfort that may feel like indigestion"

Thanks to:

 http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/his-guide-to-a-heart-attack

But I was wrong, thankfully or I would be dead by now; one would think?

I had Hubby get out the blood pressure cuff/machine and I am picture perfect these days, with 115/65; and that is with less blood pressure medication!

Although, I still had tightness in my chest and my shoulders that made me feel like I was terribly congested, as if I had pneumonia or something, without any fever. Besides I still have my pneumonia inoculation working until next April, it was a five year one, back in April of 2009!

Still baffled we went to the gym/rehab anyway although I doubted my ability to do the arm cycle.

Someone was on it anyway and so I started my workout on the total gym that uses my legs only and I was able to complete my 120 reps with two sets of sixty now without too much difficulty at all!

Again I chatted a bit too long with the gentleman who just lost his wife from lung cancer and I missed the opening to get on the only arm-cycle that had a seat that was removable to let my wheelchair saunter up to it…

And so I did the overhead pull down bar and there too I was able to complete my eighty reps, forty in either the direction.

Finally the arm-cycle was free, and Hubby wiped it down and removed the seat and I was set on it and did manage six and half minutes with quite a bit of pain, shoulder-wise, but I thought okay less can be more and then I saw James, one of the PT people, and I asked him to validate my provocative query, “When you hurt, you stop right?”

And he agreed after I told him how it felt and where. He said that I sounded quite inflamed or congested or some such thingy.

Even so I did try to go in reverse a bit, but a little over two and half minutes later was my limit for the day; how odd that I could pull that overhead bar down, baffling really?

Now sitting here I have no idea why my shoulders are burning in agony down to my wrists, and I cannot lift them very easily; they are being held close to my sides as I use this keyboard, I don’t get it?

I truly wonder what that is all about.

On that somewhat mysterious happening note, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your blessings and share your overages with you know who and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?