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04-20-18, 07:06 AM
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I was at a swim meet. I was the Meet Referee and I had plenty of officials so that I did not have to assign myself to a position. For that session, I mostly sat at the Admin table watching over my Kingdom. At around 1:00 pm a Coach walked over to discuss some elements of the meet. Suddenly, I got light headed, my chest felt like it had a ton of bricks on it and my heart rate took off. After a minute or so the light-headedness was going away and some of weight on my chest felt lighter, but my heart was still racing. There was about a half hour of the meet left and I was generally feeling better, so, like a he-man, I kept on. Meet ended and we had a few things to put away, so we did that and headed home. We're getting on to an hour now and my heart rate was still high, but I'm still feeling better. We get home and I sit down with a big glass of water. Drank that and got another. Went to the bathroom and as I'm walking out, I notice that my neck is bulging away with the heartbeat. I go to the bedroom, lie down and a call Mrs. Doug28450. I told her to turn on the light and look at my neck. She does, checks my pulse and says we're going to the hospital. Now, we are at around 2 hours of high heart rate. At the ER I described the symptoms to the receptionist and got the go to the head of the class card. They hooked me up to the EKG, took BP and some other vitals. My heart rate was running around 220 to 230. They took me to an ER room where two Doctors were waiting for me. Went through it with them, they talked a minute or two and recommended a Vagal(?) maneuver where they had me blow into a syringe, then flipped me upside down. When they started the maneuver, my wife said my HR was around 220. After being upside down for maybe a minute, she said my HR was at 190 and falling. All told, my HR was up over 200 for probably 2.5 hours.
Saw a Cardio and got a Sonogram that week. Everything seems to be okay,
Saw a Cardio and got a Sonogram that week. Everything seems to be okay,
04-20-18, 07:07 AM
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04-20-18, 07:10 AM
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[bike crap hand-wringing]
I can't wait for May and the (presumed) power meter sales to arrive. Still undecided on which direction I'll go, but at this point the most likely candidates are: dual-power pedals (Assioma, most likely, but still the possibility of the PowerTaps) or a Power2Max NG Eco crankset. If the CleverTraining sale is 20%, as it has been in previous years, the price will be pretty close between the three options. If P2M decides to have a festive little sale of their own (they've done discounts, thrown in chainrings and free shipping, etc, in the past), then the crankset will be more attractive as I'll get to keep my Speedplays.
Whatever - I just want to get on with it and ride my damn bike. Speaking of which, we should see ~60° and moderate sun for the next few days, so there's hope that even the snowbanks will be gone in short order. I am also producing much less mucus and better able to breathe, so maybe I'll be ready ready to ride in short order, too.
[/bike crap hand-wringing]
I can't wait for May and the (presumed) power meter sales to arrive. Still undecided on which direction I'll go, but at this point the most likely candidates are: dual-power pedals (Assioma, most likely, but still the possibility of the PowerTaps) or a Power2Max NG Eco crankset. If the CleverTraining sale is 20%, as it has been in previous years, the price will be pretty close between the three options. If P2M decides to have a festive little sale of their own (they've done discounts, thrown in chainrings and free shipping, etc, in the past), then the crankset will be more attractive as I'll get to keep my Speedplays.
Whatever - I just want to get on with it and ride my damn bike. Speaking of which, we should see ~60° and moderate sun for the next few days, so there's hope that even the snowbanks will be gone in short order. I am also producing much less mucus and better able to breathe, so maybe I'll be ready ready to ride in short order, too.
[/bike crap hand-wringing]
04-20-18, 07:19 AM
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04-20-18, 07:30 AM
#1907
Vain, But Lacking Talent
I was at a swim meet. I was the Meet Referee and I had plenty of officials so that I did not have to assign myself to a position. For that session, I mostly sat at the Admin table watching over my Kingdom. At around 1:00 pm a Coach walked over to discuss some elements of the meet. Suddenly, I got light headed, my chest felt like it had a ton of bricks on it and my heart rate took off. After a minute or so the light-headedness was going away and some of weight on my chest felt lighter, but my heart was still racing. There was about a half hour of the meet left and I was generally feeling better, so, like a he-man, I kept on. Meet ended and we had a few things to put away, so we did that and headed home. We're getting on to an hour now and my heart rate was still high, but I'm still feeling better. We get home and I sit down with a big glass of water. Drank that and got another. Went to the bathroom and as I'm walking out, I notice that my neck is bulging away with the heartbeat. I go to the bedroom, lie down and a call Mrs. Doug28450. I told her to turn on the light and look at my neck. She does, checks my pulse and says we're going to the hospital. Now, we are at around 2 hours of high heart rate. At the ER I described the symptoms to the receptionist and got the go to the head of the class card. They hooked me up to the EKG, took BP and some other vitals. My heart rate was running around 220 to 230. They took me to an ER room where two Doctors were waiting for me. Went through it with them, they talked a minute or two and recommended a Vagal(?) maneuver where they had me blow into a syringe, then flipped me upside down. When they started the maneuver, my wife said my HR was around 220. After being upside down for maybe a minute, she said my HR was at 190 and falling. All told, my HR was up over 200 for probably 2.5 hours.
Saw a Cardio and got a Sonogram that week. Everything seems to be okay,
Saw a Cardio and got a Sonogram that week. Everything seems to be okay,
04-20-18, 07:30 AM
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So it appears I am famous as I have been informed that a banned member of BF, who shall remain nameless, has been ranting about me on one of his Facebook pages. I was sent the link, but, unfortunately, I cannot access Facebook while at work, so I have to wait until I get home. Waiting to hear back from my informant whether he's ranting about the Indyfabz me or my profile on another bike-related forum that he migrated too with his same schtick after he was banned from BF.
04-20-18, 07:38 AM
#1910
Vain, But Lacking Talent
For others (and I count myself in this camp) it was the mob like influence he had on the whole sport as a result of his efforts to cover up his PED use. People love Pantani who was obviously about as drugged up as possible. But he died tragically and is seen as a victim of the culture of professional cycling in his day. Armstrong was the agitator in his era and arguably created more victims.
I do wonder how people will look back at everything 15-20 years from now.
04-20-18, 07:40 AM
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So it appears I am famous as I have been informed that a banned member of BF, who shall remain nameless, has been ranting about me on one of his Facebook pages. I was sent the link, but, unfortunately, I cannot access Facebook while at work, so I have to wait until I get home. Waiting to hear back from my informant whether he's ranting about the Indyfabz me or my profile on another bike-related forum that he migrated too with his same schtick after he was banned from BF.
04-20-18, 07:42 AM
#1912
Vain, But Lacking Talent
I think I recall you doing an oatmeal bake type thing on the weekends? Maybe add some nuts?
04-20-18, 07:42 AM
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And this one time at band camp....
Seriously....As someone who was born with a congenital heart defect that eventually resulted in me having my aortic valve replaced, I know how scary cardiac episodes can be. My surgery was done in Pittsburgh, where I was going to law school. The day after I got out of the hospital I took a train home to Philly to rest up before my third year started. During the trip back my heart rate elevated. When I arrived back in Pittsburgh I went straight to the ER. As you experienced, probably the only good thing about a cardiac episode is that it moves you to the front of the line. I was sitting in the ER next to an older couple. The husband felt something was wrong is his chest. The nurse asked him if he had any pain. He answered "no." I piped up and said "I do." She looked at me and said "That's not funny." I guess she thought someone of my age (I was 25 at the time.) could not be having heart issues. I unbuttoned two of the buttons of my shirt and spread it to show her my relatively fresh chest scar. She got cantaloupe eyes and immediately ran to get help.
Seriously....As someone who was born with a congenital heart defect that eventually resulted in me having my aortic valve replaced, I know how scary cardiac episodes can be. My surgery was done in Pittsburgh, where I was going to law school. The day after I got out of the hospital I took a train home to Philly to rest up before my third year started. During the trip back my heart rate elevated. When I arrived back in Pittsburgh I went straight to the ER. As you experienced, probably the only good thing about a cardiac episode is that it moves you to the front of the line. I was sitting in the ER next to an older couple. The husband felt something was wrong is his chest. The nurse asked him if he had any pain. He answered "no." I piped up and said "I do." She looked at me and said "That's not funny." I guess she thought someone of my age (I was 25 at the time.) could not be having heart issues. I unbuttoned two of the buttons of my shirt and spread it to show her my relatively fresh chest scar. She got cantaloupe eyes and immediately ran to get help.
04-20-18, 07:42 AM
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04-20-18, 07:46 AM
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04-20-18, 07:56 AM
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If you want to change the subject, I'd like some input on meal prep. My breakfast routine sucks and I have little time in the mornings dealing with getting my girl to school. Any ideas on healthy stuff I can prep the night before? I was doing oatmeal and berries, but oatmeal is a pain at work and I'd like to work some more protein into the morning meal.
I think I recall you doing an oatmeal bake type thing on the weekends? Maybe add some nuts?
I think I recall you doing an oatmeal bake type thing on the weekends? Maybe add some nuts?
I also frequently eat cold soaked oats- ie muesli. No cooking involved, it’s milk, oats, dried fruits, seeds and nuts. When I first read about it, seemed weird to me, but it’s really good. Happy to post that recipe too.
When I don’t have time of any of that, I bring the Aldi version of Kashi cereal, which is pretty high in protein. Cereal, berries and milk is a classic.
The only thing I routinely make that’s totally grab and go, though, is lemon Greek yogurt. Homemade lemon curd mixed with Greek yogurt that I put into 1 cup freezer jam jars- not to freeze it, they’re just reusable containers the same size & shape as commercial yogurt cups. The lemon curd freezes perfectly so I make it in batches. Keep a jar in the fridge at all times and the rest in jars in the freezer until I need them.
I eat very few things that contain ingredients. Mostly I make things that other people get out of a jar. So be forewarned that my idea of something is “easy” or “no big deal” is different from most people’s. But the lemon curd is easy to make and I’m happy to post or send that one too, if you like yogurt.
Of all these breakfast things, the Greek yogurt has the most protein.
PS, I also frequently consume whey protein shakes which are very filling. Unflavored whey protein, milk, and various delicious mix ins.
04-20-18, 07:56 AM
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Just received word that he's ranting about the Indybaz me. I used to have that same ID on the other forum. It must have something to do with something there because he was banned from BF nearly 2 years ago. Also, the rant apparently mentions the mods of that forum. I deleted my Indyfabz profile months ago after some not-unpleasant back and forth with the mod because the guy was pulling the same stuff there that got him banned here. The mod of that forum recently deleted all his accounts and posts but apparently let him back in. Just the other day he threatened my informant via a PM, claiming to know the names of his husband and kids and where they lived. (My informant is a male but has a woman's profile name, which shows you how nuts this poster is.)
04-20-18, 08:06 AM
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Just received word that he's ranting about the Indybaz me. I used to have that same ID on the other forum. It must have something to do with something there because he was banned from BF nearly 2 years ago. Also, the rant apparently mentions the mods of that forum. I deleted my Indyfabz profile months ago after some not-unpleasant back and forth with the mod because the guy was pulling the same stuff there that got him banned here. The mod of that forum recently deleted all his accounts and posts but apparently let him back in. Just the other day he threatened my informant via a PM, claiming to know the names of his husband and kids and where they lived. (My informant is a male but has a woman's profile name, which shows you how nuts this poster is.)
I’ve had it here. Someone who developed a hatred towards me and had to use every post as an opportunity to put me in my place, to the extent of referring to me in threads I wasn’t even participating in. Meanwhile, my “friends” in Addiction seeing it and not only not speaking up but encouraging the dudes further participation.
It eventually got taken care of but it was eye opening:
1. People’s internet behavior can be nutso
2. Some percentage of those people are likely nutso IRL
3. Other people on the internet find nutso people entertaining and are unlikely to discourage the menacing aspects of it
4. Questionable whether participation, which is inherently stupid, is worth the hassle/risk/exposure
Hopefully the mods elsewhere take care of it...
04-20-18, 08:07 AM
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04-20-18, 08:09 AM
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So it appears I am famous as I have been informed that a banned member of BF, who shall remain nameless, has been ranting about me on one of his Facebook pages. I was sent the link, but, unfortunately, I cannot access Facebook while at work, so I have to wait until I get home. Waiting to hear back from my informant whether he's ranting about the Indyfabz me or my profile on another bike-related forum that he migrated too with his same schtick after he was banned from BF.
04-20-18, 08:09 AM
#1921
Vain, But Lacking Talent
What’s a pain about oatmeal at work? I bring pre-made oatmeal a lot and just microwave it. When I do this, I make a batch of steel cut oats on Sunday, enough to get me through the week. My favorite flavors are gingerbread and apple cinnamon. Throw a few berries on top and some walnuts and you have a tasty breakfast. If you want those recipes, I’ll post or message you.
I also frequently eat cold soaked oats- ie muesli. No cooking involved, it’s milk, oats, dried fruits, seeds and nuts. When I first read about it, seemed weird to me, but it’s really good. Happy to post that recipe too.
When I don’t have time of any of that, I bring the Aldi version of Kashi cereal, which is pretty high in protein. Cereal, berries and milk is a classic.
The only thing I routinely make that’s totally grab and go, though, is lemon Greek yogurt. Homemade lemon curd mixed with Greek yogurt that I put into 1 cup freezer jam jars- not to freeze it, they’re just reusable containers the same size & shape as commercial yogurt cups. The lemon curd freezes perfectly so I make it in batches. Keep a jar in the fridge at all times and the rest in jars in the freezer until I need them.
I eat very few things that contain ingredients. Mostly I make things that other people get out of a jar. So be forewarned that my idea of something is “easy” or “no big deal” is different from most people’s. But the lemon curd is easy to make and I’m happy to post or send that one too, if you like yogurt.
Of all these breakfast things, the Greek yogurt has the most protein.
PS, I also frequently consume whey protein shakes which are very filling. Unflavored whey protein, milk, and various delicious mix ins.
I also frequently eat cold soaked oats- ie muesli. No cooking involved, it’s milk, oats, dried fruits, seeds and nuts. When I first read about it, seemed weird to me, but it’s really good. Happy to post that recipe too.
When I don’t have time of any of that, I bring the Aldi version of Kashi cereal, which is pretty high in protein. Cereal, berries and milk is a classic.
The only thing I routinely make that’s totally grab and go, though, is lemon Greek yogurt. Homemade lemon curd mixed with Greek yogurt that I put into 1 cup freezer jam jars- not to freeze it, they’re just reusable containers the same size & shape as commercial yogurt cups. The lemon curd freezes perfectly so I make it in batches. Keep a jar in the fridge at all times and the rest in jars in the freezer until I need them.
I eat very few things that contain ingredients. Mostly I make things that other people get out of a jar. So be forewarned that my idea of something is “easy” or “no big deal” is different from most people’s. But the lemon curd is easy to make and I’m happy to post or send that one too, if you like yogurt.
Of all these breakfast things, the Greek yogurt has the most protein.
PS, I also frequently consume whey protein shakes which are very filling. Unflavored whey protein, milk, and various delicious mix ins.
EDIT: Ok, I'm reading into this wrong. So you're premade oatmeal is just a batch, and not necessarily a baked oatmeal thing?
04-20-18, 08:10 AM
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04-20-18, 08:12 AM
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04-20-18, 08:22 AM
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So I have been both busy at work and everything has been more difficult than it needs to be. I’m a bit mentally exhausted.
Looking forward to getting out on the bike this weekend, TT workout tomorrow. Sunday I’m torn because one of my cycling club mates is moving to Seattle and Sunday is his farewell ride. I’ve only got two hours on my schedule and Sundays club ride is an appealing route, they are going up and over a mountain as an out and back. Too long for my intentions but I could do my own thing, just ride to the top of the pass solo and meet the group there, then ride back with them to coffee. It would be nice, the kid that’s leaving is just one of those really good kids you hate to see go.
But I’d really prefer to ride my mountain bike, that’s a tough choice.
One more week of work and then staycation. Yay Tuesday I have a work up on a deranged aggressive cat, can’t touch him or examine him. Just anesthetize him and hope he doesn’t die. But just four more work days and then staycation.
Looking forward to getting out on the bike this weekend, TT workout tomorrow. Sunday I’m torn because one of my cycling club mates is moving to Seattle and Sunday is his farewell ride. I’ve only got two hours on my schedule and Sundays club ride is an appealing route, they are going up and over a mountain as an out and back. Too long for my intentions but I could do my own thing, just ride to the top of the pass solo and meet the group there, then ride back with them to coffee. It would be nice, the kid that’s leaving is just one of those really good kids you hate to see go.
But I’d really prefer to ride my mountain bike, that’s a tough choice.
One more week of work and then staycation. Yay Tuesday I have a work up on a deranged aggressive cat, can’t touch him or examine him. Just anesthetize him and hope he doesn’t die. But just four more work days and then staycation.
04-20-18, 08:22 AM
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