Hi everyone, l am at this moment struggling to put into words what l have just been through.As l carry on now telling you all, l don't want to put anyone off running.
Last Thursday l was sorting out all the domestic work in the house, in the morn before l was going on my very last run; suddenly l got a severe pain inthe chest and head was spinning.I sat down for while got up decided to phone doc; when he told me to phone for an ambulance, l was in shock and disbelief.The result ,l was having a problem with my heart.Went by blue light to hospital.Having spent the night there,l was told that l have an enlarged aorta.l thought this would be due to me starting running again,but apparently l have had similar episodes in the past which l thought nothing of! The hospital doc said that because l always been fit and healthy it would have helped then.But now, having had all those inthe past and now am older my body cannot cope anymore. l have been diagnosed with" Ascending Aortic Aneurism ".l was being a pest in hospital asking if l can carry- on running,they agreed,as long as l do'nt chase after any Times now or enter any races.l was happy with that as l love running.Unfortunately l do'nt think l can do that last run, am scared that,as l run alone l do' nt want any thing tohappen . Am happy just to shrt gentle jogs near where l live.Stevy.
Wow, so glad you phoned the doctor and got seen and diagnosed.
Ascending Aortic Aneurism sounds terrifying so do look after yourself.
Really pleased for you that you have the green light to run (slowly), but make sure you have some sort of ID on you and your phone so you can get help if you need it. Were you given a limit about what your heart rate should be? Or is that unrelated?
Take care and enjoy whatever short gentle runs you are allowed to do.
Hi Runnrberut,Brilliant idea about ID,Thanks.Ihave been sent home for weekend but will going on ongoing tests at the hospital next week,for them to get abetter picture of my condition.Thanks again,Stevy.