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25-06.-2008, 12:14 PM
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Rejected!
The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not
comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) It's probably not such a bad idea, and as a bonus I'd get to be hooked up to a machine that costs over three-quarters of a million pounds that goes "ping!" Looks like Theo's blood donation record is safe from me... for now! ;-) BTH |
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25-06.-2008, 12:20 PM
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Re: Rejected!
"BT Humble" <bt_humble@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:0153363a-9189-4347-aada-00c539add3ff@a32g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > > It's probably not such a bad idea, and as a bonus I'd get to be hooked > up to a machine that costs over three-quarters of a million pounds > that goes "ping!" > > Looks like Theo's blood donation record is safe from me... for > now! ;-) > > > BTH 44? The average is around 70-80; so yeah, get a check up. |
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25-06.-2008, 12:56 PM
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Re: Rejected!
BT Humble wrote:
> The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) BT. I've got plenty of friends that train extremely hard and have resting HR's in the low 40's. Mine's just on 50. So if you've been doing secret training then I wouldn't be surprised! Nonetheless, never hurts to get that sort of thing checked out. Bean |
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25-06.-2008, 01:03 PM
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Re: Rejected!
Bean Long wrote:
> BT Humble wrote: > > The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > > BT. I've got plenty of friends that train extremely hard and have > resting HR's in the low 40's. Mine's just on 50. So if you've been doing > secret training then I wouldn't be surprised! Nonetheless, never hurts > to get that sort of thing checked out. > > Bean Nope, no secret training, and I've only done 6,000km this year. I *do* have a family history of low blood pressure though. I'm booked in with the GP for this Friday afternoon. BTH |
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25-06.-2008, 01:08 PM
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Re: Rejected!
On 2008-06-25, BT Humble (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: > The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) Pfft. You need to get fitter! After my last trip in the ambulance, the ER nurse was concerned that my HR was 30. Less concerned once they heard my usual resting HR was 40 -- only mild shock. -- TimC "Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world." - Grant Peterson |
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25-06.-2008, 01:09 PM
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Re: Rejected!
On Jun 25, 2:03 pm, BT Humble <bt_hum...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Bean Long wrote: > > BT Humble wrote: > > > The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > > > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > > > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > > > BT. I've got plenty of friends that train extremely hard and have > > resting HR's in the low 40's. Mine's just on 50. So if you've been doing > > secret training then I wouldn't be surprised! Nonetheless, never hurts > > to get that sort of thing checked out. > > > Bean > > Nope, no secret training, and I've only done 6,000km this year. I > *do* have a family history of low blood pressure though. > > I'm booked in with the GP for this Friday afternoon. > > BTH Oh, that really hurts. I didn't mind the bit where they get you to run up to Max HR, but then you have to hold your breath for 20 sec. Shit, I'd rather drown! |
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25-06.-2008, 01:25 PM
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TimC wrote:
> On 2008-06-25, BT Humble (aka Bruce) > was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: > > > The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > > Pfft. > > You need to get fitter! I agree - I'm carrying around about 5kg of extra fat at the moment. ;-) BTH |
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25-06.-2008, 01:38 PM
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Re: Rejected!
"BT Humble" <bt_humble@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:b3100991-e69b-49c8-b44c-c03f6798ea81@v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com... >> > The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not >> > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me >> > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) But how was your blood pressure? That might have been a bigger concern for them. |
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25-06.-2008, 01:40 PM
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"TimC" <tconnors@no.spam.accepted.here-astro.swin.edu.au> wrote in message
news:121436693110486-twc@hexane.ssi.swin.edu.au... > The average also corresponds to the average fat slob. Of course the > average is going to be dragged up by them. No. I think you'll find the main source of imerical data on such things are astronauts - they were put through all sorts of tests and their heart rate/bp was monitored constantly - during training and missions. Especially the case for the first intake; it was almost torture. |
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25-06.-2008, 02:06 PM
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Re: Rejected!
On Jun 25, 11:14*am, BT Humble <bt_hum...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> The blood bank turned me away today. *Apparently they're not > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > > It's probably not such a bad idea, and as a bonus I'd get to be hooked > up to a machine that costs over three-quarters of a million pounds > that goes "ping!" > > Looks like Theo's blood donation record is safe from me... for > now! ;-) They buggered up my last two visits by needle failures, losing about 200 ml each time so I'm halfway through a three month compulsory break now. Stuck on 447 donations. My resting heart rate is around 80, Was when I was a teenager, was when I was doing 10,000 km/yr, is now when I'm older, greyer and fatter. Cheers Mate. Theo |
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25-06.-2008, 06:03 PM
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Re: Rejected!
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:03:41 -0700, BT Humble wrote:
> Nope, no secret training, and I've only done 6,000km this year. I > *do* have a family history of low blood pressure though. > > I'm booked in with the GP for this Friday afternoon. Sounds like it will pay you to research the details of the "family history". I've lost track of the number of times that I've basically said bugger off to medical people who want me to go through the whole heart test/stress test regime again to satisfy their curiosity. Yep, we've got a family heart "funny" {:-). |
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25-06.-2008, 07:27 PM
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> Stuck on 447 donations. > > My resting heart rate is around 80, Was when I was a teenager, was > when I was doing 10,000 km/yr, is now when I'm older, greyer and > fatter. > > Cheers Mate. > > Theo Hats off to you Theo...that's an enviable record! We talking plasma donations here I take it? Or are you around 127 years old? My RHR dropped from 80 to high 50's when I got serious about the cycling. Different strokes for different folks. Halcyon |
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25-06.-2008, 07:29 PM
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Re: Rejected!
On Jun 25, 1:14 pm, BT Humble <bt_hum...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not > comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me > to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > > It's probably not such a bad idea, and as a bonus I'd get to be hooked > up to a machine that costs over three-quarters of a million pounds > that goes "ping!" > > Looks like Theo's blood donation record is safe from me... for > now! ;-) > > BTH By all means get it checked out (since they insist!) but I wouldn't be overly concerned if I were you. My pulse was checked today and it was 42 - and that was after I had been rushing around all morning. My resting heart rate would obviously be lower. Your rate probably just means that you are fit - 6000km is a damned sight more exercise than the average Joe would clock up. Unfortunately I am not allowed to give blood anyway, as I lived in the UK at the height of the BSE scare and they don't want my blood. |
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25-06.-2008, 07:45 PM
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Re: Rejected!
HiYa
In article <b0373ca3-8584-41ab-8fbe-e2229be1cdf8@x19g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, theo <theo@bekkers.com.au> wrote: > >My resting heart rate is around 80, Was when I was a teenager, was >when I was doing 10,000 km/yr, is now when I'm older, greyer and >fatter. ok ... I now fell better about mine being <= 80 ... what was it when you were a fit strapping lad Theo? That seemed to have been sensored at this end of the nntp feed? See Ya (when bandwidth gets better ;-) Chris Eastwood Photographer, Programmer Motorcyclist and dingbat blog: http://cjeastwd.blogspot.com/ please remove undies for reply |
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26-06.-2008, 12:00 AM
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Re: Rejected!
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:14:27 -0700 (PDT), BT Humble
<bt_humble@bigpond.com> wrote in aus.bicycle: >The blood bank turned me away today. Apparently they're not >comfortable with my resting pulse rate being 44bpm, and they want me >to get checked out by my GP, and they've recommended and ECG(!) > I think it confuses them. I was in Sydney Eye hospital a few years back with a detached retina and ready for an op when someone turned up with an ECG machine and plugged it into me. After observing the trace for a while the operator asked me, "Are you very fit?" (yes really) so I told them I cycled to work every day upon which they ripped all their leads off me and said rude things to the ward staff which boiled down to, "Why the f*&K didn't you ask him first?" They had been concerned about my low resting pulse rate. It should be pointed out that apart from one young lad I was the youngest patient in the Eye hospital at the time and I was the wrong side of 50 so perhaps their fitness levels tended toward the deceased end of the continuum. Regards Dinsy Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum - Lucretius |
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