Slowing down
Posted by Itlandm on May 27, 2012
As I strapped on my wrist watch today, it showed 55 beats per minute. Standing up. That’s what used to be my resting pulse. Back then I was worried because it was lower than usual. Since then, everyone has told me that this is wonderful. I guess it still is. But my heart is beating slower and slower – not just by the year anymore, but seemingly by the week or day. Well, it sped up to near normal levels after that, but I am not sure if that was because of the shock of seeing it so low, or whether that first measurement was wrong somehow.
I walked for an hour, and the heart rate was back to normal. But no more. There is no increase after 40 minutes anymore. A little later I walked another hour. Still no increase. My legs get tired eventually, especially since I jog short stretches when my pulse falls to 115 or below. But my body seems to have changed in some way again.
Everyone is so happy for me, but I am worried and don’t understand what’s happening to my body. I sound like a woman who is pregnant for the first time. Well, a point of empathy gained, for the duration.
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