So lately I've been suffering a plethora of odd illnesses and I'm wondering how to keep up with my training.

Between getting a horrible tonsil infection that ALMOST required surgery, pink eye, and my heart acting up again and my body refusing the medication I take for my palpatations. I'm wondering how does one keep up training with such a silver platter of such crap?

I've lost some weight from being bed ridden and isolated from humanity and some cardio from fear of doing something active and having some sort of freak heart attack.

So, what should I do in such a situation? My doctor tells me to keep exercising and to keep in shape to keep my overall health in check. But really, how am I supposed to do that when my heart will go KABOOM at any given moment? Then my overall health will become a ****. **** that.

Do ashtanga yoga - looking at the hot yoga chicks will keep your mind of your illnesses.

Do ashtanga yoga - looking at the hot yoga chicks will keep your mind of your illnesses.

Actually, I did try yoga. It's like a really expensive version of ballet, but the chick wear more and there's more older fatter women. Seeing as I pay $0/month for ballet and all the chicks I dance with are top notch.

So lately I've been suffering a plethora of odd illnesses and I'm wondering how to keep up with my training.

Between getting a horrible tonsil infection that ALMOST required surgery, pink eye, and my heart acting up again and my body refusing the medication I take for my palpatations. I'm wondering how does one keep up training with such a silver platter of such crap?

I've lost some weight from being bed ridden and isolated from humanity and some cardio from fear of doing something active and having some sort of freak heart attack.

So, what should I do in such a situation? My doctor tells me to keep exercising and to keep in shape to keep my overall health in check. But really, how am I supposed to do that when my heart will go KABOOM at any given moment? Then my overall health will become a ****. **** that.

If your doctor tells you to exercise, then it is your choice. My suggestion is to rest for a while and take nutrition to improve the immune system. I would not want to do cardio with heart palpatations. That is why Hank Gathers died. If you want to exercise do something light like walking. BTW, how is your body refusing the medication? I'd talk to the doctor about that and get a different prescription.

If your doctor tells you to exercise, then it is your choice. My suggestion is to rest for a while and take nutrition to improve the immune system. I would not want to do cardio with heart palpatations. That is why Hank Gathers died. If you want to exercise do something light like walking. BTW, how is your body refusing the medication? I'd talk to the doctor about that and get a different prescription.

It's not serious enough for anything more than atenolol. But it just doesn't seem to be working. I still get the painful palpatations, and I feel like it's getting worse because I'm not being active enough. I need cardio, it's my drug.

My choice is to exercise, but I have no faith in the medication anymore, so when I take up the punching bag to do something, I'm thinking to myself, "So, if I have a heart attack here and die, would this be covered under my life insurance?"

What a shitty spot to be in.

So lately I've been suffering a plethora of odd illnesses and I'm wondering how to keep up with my training.

Between getting a horrible tonsil infection that ALMOST required surgery, pink eye, and my heart acting up again and my body refusing the medication I take for my palpatations. I'm wondering how does one keep up training with such a silver platter of such crap?

I've lost some weight from being bed ridden and isolated from humanity and some cardio from fear of doing something active and having some sort of freak heart attack.

So, what should I do in such a situation? My doctor tells me to keep exercising and to keep in shape to keep my overall health in check. But really, how am I supposed to do that when my heart will go KABOOM at any given moment? Then my overall health will become a ****. **** that.

- Get a second opinion on your condition and your medication

- How much rest are you getting?

- How's your diet? are you eating enough and well?

- Are you taking any other medications?

So lately I've been suffering a plethora of odd illnesses and I'm wondering how to keep up with my training.

Between getting a horrible tonsil infection that ALMOST required surgery, pink eye, and my heart acting up again and my body refusing the medication I take for my palpatations. I'm wondering how does one keep up training with such a silver platter of such crap?

I've lost some weight from being bed ridden and isolated from humanity and some cardio from fear of doing something active and having some sort of freak heart attack.

So, what should I do in such a situation? My doctor tells me to keep exercising and to keep in shape to keep my overall health in check. But really, how am I supposed to do that when my heart will go KABOOM at any given moment? Then my overall health will become a ****. **** that.

Whats wrong with your heart?

Easy walking is always good. Avoid stairs if you're worried about you're heart.
Ever tried pilates? very good for core strength, can be demanding though.
When i'm sick, like with a chest cough etc, I just tend to ease down intesity of training.
Do you use weights and things? They're usually nice to do when a chest infection has my cardio under lock and key.

Dude, heart problems = the suxxors. I feel for you man.

(note: i'm hardly qualified- thats just a general knowlege from growing up around nurses and hospitals/old peoples homes my whole life.)

- Get a second opinion on your condition and your medication

- How much rest are you getting?

- How's your diet? are you eating enough and well?

- Are you taking any other medications?

Something is keeping me from sleeping. I get roughly 3-4 hours of sleep a night. Note that I'm up and on here until about 3-4am. My diet is alright, I eat about twice a day. And no other meds except for the occasional tylenol.


Whats wrong with your heart?

Palpatations and angina-esque problems. Just something genetic I'm told. Nothing a defibulator can't solve.


Easy walking is always good. Avoid stairs if you're worried about you're heart.
Ever tried pilates? very good for core strength, can be demanding though.
When i'm sick, like with a chest cough etc, I just tend to ease down intesity of training.
Do you use weights and things? They're usually nice to do when a chest infection has my cardio under lock and key.

Dude, heart problems = the suxxors. I feel for you man.

(note: i'm hardly qualified- thats just a general knowlege from growing up around nurses and hospitals/old peoples homes my whole life.)

I wish I could just ease down the training, but I'm a very athletic person and doing "light" workouts does absolutely jack **** for me.

I've done pilates, but again, it's just really expensive Ballet for me. I think I'll give it a shot though. If I go out, I'll go out with style.

Something is keeping me from sleeping. I get roughly 3-4 hours of sleep a night. Note that I'm up and on here until about 3-4am. My diet is alright, I eat about twice a day. And no other meds except for the occasional tylenol.



Palpatations and angina-esque problems. Just something genetic I'm told. Nothing a defibulator can't solve.



I wish I could just ease down the training, but I'm a very athletic person and doing "light" workouts does absolutely jack **** for me.

I've done pilates, but again, it's just really expensive Ballet for me. I think I'll give it a shot though. If I go out, I'll go out with style.
Internet medical advice is worth exactly what you pay for it.

That said, eating twice a day is not enough for someone doing heavy training of any kind.

What's your weight been doing?

Internet medical advice is worth exactly what you pay for it.

That said, eating twice a day is not enough for someone doing heavy training of any kind.

What's your weight been doing?

Staying pretty level around 155. I don't really have time/money to eat more than twice a day. Usually lunch/dinner is what it is.

Staying pretty level around 155. I don't really have time/money to eat more than twice a day. Usually lunch/dinner is what it is.
You need breakfast, you crazy internet kid!
it helps your blood sugarz n ****, gets you going for the day.

Staying pretty level around 155. I don't really have time/money to eat more than twice a day. Usually lunch/dinner is what it is.

You dont eat breakfast?? Tut tut young man... I alway have a box of cerial and a bottle of milk handy in the morning. Quick and easy.
Its not overly expensinsive, i know how you feel though, as a poor uni student living off crap Lifeguard shifts- i need money constantly, thank god i dont drink...

If you have a cheap pool nearby i might suggest some laps. Dont sprint it out, but swim an easy kilometer and see how you feel. Thats if you can swim ;)
But you should talk to your doctor or another doctor about this, if he has no ideas then a sports specialist? If they aren't to expensive over there. You strange people and your ways...

What I'm looking for are exercises that I can do that I haven't thought of yet. Stuff that'll keep me in shape but won't provoke my long QT syndrome to make me drop dead.

I usually suck back a couple of cups of oatmeal while i'm checking my email at work in the morning. wash it down with a glass of green tea, that usually hold me until lunch.


I've been having the same problem with my sleep all week too. no matter when i go to bed i always get up like 4 hours later and can't go back to sleep. then if i do manage to force myself back to sleep, when i get up for work i feel like crap and i've been having these weird headache/anxiety attack things at work.

Neildo I've got similar sleep issues. I can't sleep more than like 7 hours unless I'm out cold by 10 PM, which is tough when you get home from training between 7:30 and 9:30 every night and also have a social life, plus junior year = lots of work, so it's tricky.

I think it's light, though. When it's dark in the morning I can sleep, like... however late I want. But if the sun's out I'll be up by 8:30 no doubt about it.

Apparently I had unbalanced thyroid hormones, too, which was aggravating the issue by making me sleep lighter and have more problems going to sleep. And then during the day I wasn't eating enough to keep up with my excessive metabolism so I'd feel good after eating for like an hour and then just crash. Not to mention that I'm relatively sensitive to blood sugar changes to begin with. I take iodine every other day or so, it helps keep my energy levels up for the day.