All the time.
See previous answer.
My resting heart rate is in the 42-44 range. If it gets above 50 it usually is indicative of several days of poor health actions, less healthy food and less exercise. Even in full on exercise I rarely, almost never, go above 170. Even in a flat out sprint for half a mile I won’t hit 180. My run today was 6:48 pace, and my peak heart rate was 164. Genetics man, it throws fits with the Garmin load calculations. Based on Garmins built in measurements I never hit zone 5 unless I am in a flat sprint.
Not everyone has the same cadence. Decades now of being a runner mean my I have a lot of feedback, and I can see trends with how my resting rate will change according to my general fitness level. When I first got my smart watch my resting heart rate was about 54, well above what it historically had been, and I was at a nadir on my physical fitness. As I got back into shape I could see how it began to return to the normal range.
By all means ask a doctor, but don’t assume doctor Google is always right either ;)
Resting rate really does vary SIGNIFICANTLY. Mine is in the low 40s when I’m fit, but can dip into the high 30s late in the evening or if I’ve fallen asleep wearing my smart watch.
I recently did the same dance with the cardiologist along with ECGs, heart ultrasound, stress tests, etc. In my case the muscle and pacemaking were mechanically fine, so there’s no reason to expect trouble despite what the watch says about average rates. But also it is close to dangerously low, so we decided to get rid of meds and substances that tend to lower heart rate just in case. I miss the occasional edible for sure, but I don’t wanna suddenly die either.
Regarding random body pains: ABSOLUTELY! Don’t know if it’s straight-up aging or related to my peripheral neuropathy, but it for sure happens. Best suggestion I can provide is keep moving / avoid prolonged positions. In general not moving / not doing exercise creates a downward health spiral (for me). Not moving / not exercising → more pain → moving even less → less capacity for exercise → repeat until ?
Diego
Mine isn’t quite that low, but I’m definitely low 50’s resting HR. I don’t think I’ve seen it go up to 140 in a while, but I’m almost 50 years old. When I was in my late 20s - mid 30’s and biked 30+ miles a day, I could stick my HR up to 165 for a few hours flat and just keep it in aerobic (still able to have a conversation, or in my case blaze down the bike path at midnight full tilt singing along to Underworld). My resting HR back then was even lower.
Now I have to do something hard to really get my HR up. Jogging on a treadmill doesn’t do it, but rowing or similar will spike it up quite a bit faster.
So… has anyone had a slow progression of pain from the lower back to the damn ass and thighs? It;s like I can’t even move lately. I can not stand up with much pain. In bed I cannot roll over without pain. I think I may be on the way to… shit. Walkers. Anything.
Sounds like tightened posterior chain muscles.
Have you read the Supple Leopard?
Possibly sciatica?
Yes, that shit is all connected. My problems originated with tight/strained hip flexors and radiated out from there.
Well, that’s one option. Or you could start moving more before it’s too late.
Mine was the same. Was pain in lower back radiating to butt and legs. I got referred to a clinic with a chiropractor and physical therapist who identified it was related to hip. Mine was from sitting too much at work, and made bad by lifting too much on a non-work activity (loading a truck).
After PT strengthened those areas and my overall core, and the pain stopped. This was ~3yrs ago and I include many of those same exercises in my workout routine.
Heating pad(s)! Lie down, place cranked-up heating pads under the affected areas, and place pillows/cushions under the pads to hold them against the affected areas. When you’re nested by the cushions so you’re not going to roll away from the pads, take a four-hour nap. Or an eight-hour sleep if this is night. This will unclench those muscles and cure you.
Longer term, sit with a small cushion in the small of your back as a preventative.
About that low heart rate thing I posted earlier, I will spare everyone the story, but I was told to go to urgent care when I wasn’t feeling well today. UC doctor did an EKG discovered my heart was beating early, something that wasn’t there in 2018 when I last had an EKG. He sent me to ER. ER tech who did the EKG there was telling me a resting HR in the 40s was completely normal, especially if I exercise. ER doctor wouldn’t say much, other than I need to see a cardiologist soon. Didn’t give me the drug he would usually have given because it slows down the heart I can’t go any lower.
So now I wait 2 weeks for insurance to do their thing, and then wait however long to see the cardiologist. Doc said to live my life normally though, exercise, etc.
Well that’s terrifying. Best of luck, man, health anxiety is the worst.
In my neck of the woods, turns out dropping 40 pounds (so far) generally improves a bunch of random stuff. So that’s nice.
It certainly will. Nice going
Congrats! Losing weight makes a million things better. It’s a reflection of your commitment and hard work too, keep going!
Thanks @inactive_user, it is all very stressful. All I can do is wait and try to eat right and exercise at this point.
Congrats on the weight loss! I need to follow your example.
Luckily my symptoms have mostly subsided. I still have a vague feeling that the ear isn’t “popped”, but no pain or pressure any more and as far as I can tell the hearing is nearly the same as the other ear. I say luckily, because I just got a letter confirming an appointment with the ENT specialist, which my GP had said he would arrange at the appointment in August. The date for the ENT appointment is… June 2022.
Sure, especially from lack of exercise then trying to do something, a bit of inflammation in that region wanders all over the pain locales. Bodyweight squats, three times a week, not very many. They do wonders.
First kidney stone experience :(
Was doing bills at my desk last night and out of the blue felt this excruciating pain, like someone with steel toed boots, kicked me in the right testicle shoving it up deep up into my abdomen. The pain traced from there along my right ureter. I then immediately started barfing up the wonderful $20 dinner I’d had, from a beach based restaurant on Lake Michigan. Was the first outing I’ve treated myself too all spring/summer.
The pain is so bad I lay down for a bit just to get some composure. Decide I’d better call the nurse line at my hospital to ask for advice. She says go straight to ER. I don’t want to because of COVID risk exposure. Makes me nervous going there even being fully vaxxed and wearing masks. I decide to wait a couple hours before going in. 10 minutes later I’m peeing out thick, dark, syrupy blood. Head straight to ER.
They bring me back quickly to check my scrotum and say it’s not torsion, but probably kidney stone. Give me Torodal. Not only does it do nothing, but now my pain is worse. Nurse is able to convince doctor to switch pain meds, so next dose is morphine and once again it does NOTHIHG. In fact, I’m in more pain now than an hour ago. Cat scan shows a 4mm stone in my mid right ureter, but its wedged itself is so well, nothing is able to pass and they say I’m losing function in my right kidney as it’s “angry”
They switch to morphine every 30 minutes and it still doesn’t touch it. Doctors decide to admit me into overnight observation and get me a private room. Switched pain meds again, this time to IV Dilaudid, IV Ativan, and pill based OxyContin. Finally feeling a bit of relief 6 hours after this started.
Any advice on passing this thing and avoiding stones like this in the future?
JFC, Jeff! I can’t imagine. So sorry this happened to you.