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Need medical advice from usenet :-)
I've got an appointment with my physician to talk about a couple of
minor things tomorrow. I am wondering if there is anything specific I should inquire about with regard to being into powerlifting and running and having a recent massive fat loss? I'm in excellent health, although part of me sometimes wonders if that fat melted off me too easily. For example, I'm taking a fair amount of niacin these days so I'm going to ask for a liver test. I'm still doing an EC stack, but it's like 12 mg E and 100 mg of C in the morning: not exactly a lethal dose. But I have to weigh that against some weird vascular stuff happen: Raynaud's phenomenon and my blood pressure is creeping up a bit since I start weight-lifting, moving from 115/65 to more like 135/75. I'll mention that, but isn't that normal when you are a regular weight-lifter for your blood pressure to go up? What else would you ask to be tested for if you were fit, forty and feeling fine? Dally |
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Need medical advice from usenet :-)
In article , Dally
wrote: I've got an appointment with my physician to talk about a couple of minor things tomorrow. SNIP and my blood pressure is creeping up a bit since I start weight-lifting, moving from 115/65 to more like 135/75. I'll mention that, but isn't that normal when you are a regular weight-lifter for your blood pressure to go up? What else would you ask to be tested for if you were fit, forty and feeling fine? Dally Hey Dally--I don't think it's normal for the blood pressure to go up that much with WT--I lift four days a week and my last "official" reading was 102/66, a slight increase over my previous 100/64. But 137/75 sounds high--do you think the stack has anything to do with it? And good luck on your search for medical advice from usenet--I followed the thread on MFW. Amy |
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A Ross wrote:
And good luck on your search for medical advice from usenet--I followed the thread on MFW. :-) Then you know that I'm only using this to broaden my perspective in case there's stuff I didn't know I didn't know or hadn't been thinking about. Your comments, for example, make me more likely to mention my blood pressure instead of dismissing it thinking I already know the answer. Dally |
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Need medical advice from usenet :-)
Jayjay wrote:
Is there anything they can do to test hormonally wise for the onset of menopause - so you can be prepared ahead of time? Not that I'm saying that you are there... I wouldn't know. But at 40, you are reaching "that age" frame. :-) Don't know if there is anything they can test for on that kind of stuff. Yes, the whole "am I in peri-menopause and if so, what does that mean" question is at the top of my list. I've got various symptoms but it might be due to my drastic fat loss and the resulting estrogen changes. Dally |
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On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:19:40 -0400, Dally wrote:
my blood pressure is creeping up a bit since I start weight-lifting, moving from 115/65 to more like 135/75. I'll mention that, but isn't that normal when you are a regular weight-lifter for your blood pressure to go up? My endocrinologist has told me this, but I've heard contradicting opinions as well. My BP went up some since I started lifting, but has settled down a bit since I've lost weight. Chris 262/154/ (145-150) |
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Dally:
It really isn't too early to ask for a treadmill if you have a family history of heart disease. A baseline is invaluable in the event of something happening later on. I think you are probably better versed than me in lipids (that always confused me) but I might ask for lipids to get a handle on where you are. Eating well is good but only a portion of your cholesterol comes from lipids. Also, I recently had blood work done and found interesting things with my estrogen and yes, free testosterone levels. You may want to get a baseline to refer back to in the coming years. Blood pressure may go up with power lifting. Think about it, you have more vascular mass to move blood through. The pump pumps harder. Your numbers are good, though. Other than that, I would stay with routine preventative stuff. j "Dally" wrote in message ... I've got an appointment with my physician to talk about a couple of minor things tomorrow. I am wondering if there is anything specific I should inquire about with regard to being into powerlifting and running and having a recent massive fat loss? I'm in excellent health, although part of me sometimes wonders if that fat melted off me too easily. For example, I'm taking a fair amount of niacin these days so I'm going to ask for a liver test. I'm still doing an EC stack, but it's like 12 mg E and 100 mg of C in the morning: not exactly a lethal dose. But I have to weigh that against some weird vascular stuff happen: Raynaud's phenomenon and my blood pressure is creeping up a bit since I start weight-lifting, moving from 115/65 to more like 135/75. I'll mention that, but isn't that normal when you are a regular weight-lifter for your blood pressure to go up? What else would you ask to be tested for if you were fit, forty and feeling fine? Dally |
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