i've been doing some really slow jogging lately, 2-3 times per week, at
week 8 did an exceptionally slow 2-mile run. of course, speed doesn't
matter, endurance and maintaining a lower heart rate is more important.
have had sore calf muscles for about a week, which i attributed to the
bouncy effect of slow running, so was not overly concerned since i always
do a long warm-up and cool-down at the track.
whilst walking home from class yesterday, i felt (rather than heard) a "pop"
at the back of my left calf, and that's when the pain started. ooh, that
hurt, couldn't walk for a full minute. just sorta had to stand there in
the middle of the sidewalk, trying to look natural. managed to limp over to
some steps, could sit down and massage the area, then could limp on home.
no redness, not sore, no swelling, no warmth; just pain when lifting my foot
when stepping forward. so i'm thinking, oh crap, this must be a blood clot,
so researched deep vein thrombosis. nah, that ain't it. guess i got a
strained muscle. and that's the weird part.....why during an easy walk,
at a slow pace, nothing strenuous. why not when jogging?
suppose this means i'm restricted from jogging for a few days or a week.
found that there is no pain when cycling, so did a 2-1/2 hour ride today
into the hills surrounding town and up to the reservoir for boiled noodles.
good news is that heart rate is not going up too high when climbing long,
steep hills. well, it did hit 140 for a short time. was riding uphill through
a long unlit tunnel when i realized some mushhead was driving a dump
truck downhill.....IN REVERSE!!!! yep, seeing that coming at you in a
tunnel will raise your heart rate for sure. otherwise, no sternum soreness,
despite riding through a rough construction zone, and speed bumps in town.
in other news, did a bi-weekly PT-INR test this morning. the last two had
been at 2.1 @ 5mg (prior was 1.3 @ 4mg). had wanted to be at upper
end of range, so increased to 6mg, but INR was at 4.2; i knew i'd be high,
as after nurse pulled the butterfly needle, took more than 2 seconds to
clot. have been baking more this week, lowered consumption of green
beans. so back to 5mg and see what happens.
week 8 did an exceptionally slow 2-mile run. of course, speed doesn't
matter, endurance and maintaining a lower heart rate is more important.
have had sore calf muscles for about a week, which i attributed to the
bouncy effect of slow running, so was not overly concerned since i always
do a long warm-up and cool-down at the track.
whilst walking home from class yesterday, i felt (rather than heard) a "pop"
at the back of my left calf, and that's when the pain started. ooh, that
hurt, couldn't walk for a full minute. just sorta had to stand there in
the middle of the sidewalk, trying to look natural. managed to limp over to
some steps, could sit down and massage the area, then could limp on home.
no redness, not sore, no swelling, no warmth; just pain when lifting my foot
when stepping forward. so i'm thinking, oh crap, this must be a blood clot,
so researched deep vein thrombosis. nah, that ain't it. guess i got a
strained muscle. and that's the weird part.....why during an easy walk,
at a slow pace, nothing strenuous. why not when jogging?
suppose this means i'm restricted from jogging for a few days or a week.
found that there is no pain when cycling, so did a 2-1/2 hour ride today
into the hills surrounding town and up to the reservoir for boiled noodles.
good news is that heart rate is not going up too high when climbing long,
steep hills. well, it did hit 140 for a short time. was riding uphill through
a long unlit tunnel when i realized some mushhead was driving a dump
truck downhill.....IN REVERSE!!!! yep, seeing that coming at you in a
tunnel will raise your heart rate for sure. otherwise, no sternum soreness,
despite riding through a rough construction zone, and speed bumps in town.
in other news, did a bi-weekly PT-INR test this morning. the last two had
been at 2.1 @ 5mg (prior was 1.3 @ 4mg). had wanted to be at upper
end of range, so increased to 6mg, but INR was at 4.2; i knew i'd be high,
as after nurse pulled the butterfly needle, took more than 2 seconds to
clot. have been baking more this week, lowered consumption of green
beans. so back to 5mg and see what happens.
