It's been dipping below freezing the past few nights here, so yesterday when I went to my primary care physician for some additional testing in preparation for the upcoming visit to yet another specialist I wore blue jeans, T-shirt, and a zippered Polartech top.
The doc told me he wanted a stress echo ASAP to document whether or not I could be expected to survive a major cervical spine surgery, so he told me to take the script directly to the cardiology facility in the same large medical building to schedule the test in person.
A few people were ahead of me in line, so I waited patiently in front of the desk window, but the faces on the staff sure lit up when they saw what I was planning on scheduling for. They had the staff and equipment prepared for this particular treadmill/EKG/ultrasound procedure, but the patient was a no-show.
"Do you have the time to do it right now"
Yes.
"Did you eat anything today?"
Yes.
"Ohhhhhh, oh no......how long ago?"
Two hours.
"Ohhh, oh no............wait.....how much food?"
Just a bagel with egg whites and a miniature slice of cheese.
"Perfect, let's do it right now. Oh wait.......what kind of shoes are you wearing?"
I'm not wearing any.
(puzzled looks)
See (lifting a leg), I'm barefoot.
"Oh,.......I guess we'll just have to give you another appointment then...."
Wait......hang on.....(flipping buttons on my phone)......here, LOOK!
This is how I run! (And it was'nt the tie that amazed them)
"Come in right now!"
The staff got right to it, rewiring again for the EKG (I had one an hour earlier), and giving me the pre-stress ultrasound, BP cuff, stethescope listening, etc.
The treadmill was very rigid, unlike the ones I've run at the health club that don't give you rebound. The run felt good, and went fast because I was discussing BFRunning the entire time with the three staffmembers running the test. Well not really the entire time, the last segment was a steep incline at a fast pace. No readout of speed for me to see, but I was definitly WAY above training HR, and of course am out of shape from four months off exercise.
The Doc had said ASAP, and the facility hates staff and equipment downtime. I was fueled perfectly for the 10 minute run, and had the appropriate (none!) footwear with me.
Had I scheduled an appointment I would have brought socks, FeelMax Pankas, and who knows what to be assured of permission to tread.
This was much easier, no 'splaining, no complaining, and them BEGGING me to please run barefoot.
No cool down allowed, you jump quickly to the table after a 5 second slowdown of the machine. Those jeans felt soooooooooo hot as I was lying there getting the post-stress ultrasound, I really wished I could just strip them off.
I'm not THAT kind of AW though.
The doc told me he wanted a stress echo ASAP to document whether or not I could be expected to survive a major cervical spine surgery, so he told me to take the script directly to the cardiology facility in the same large medical building to schedule the test in person.
A few people were ahead of me in line, so I waited patiently in front of the desk window, but the faces on the staff sure lit up when they saw what I was planning on scheduling for. They had the staff and equipment prepared for this particular treadmill/EKG/ultrasound procedure, but the patient was a no-show.
"Do you have the time to do it right now"
Yes.
"Did you eat anything today?"
Yes.
"Ohhhhhh, oh no......how long ago?"
Two hours.
"Ohhh, oh no............wait.....how much food?"
Just a bagel with egg whites and a miniature slice of cheese.
"Perfect, let's do it right now. Oh wait.......what kind of shoes are you wearing?"
I'm not wearing any.
(puzzled looks)
See (lifting a leg), I'm barefoot.
"Oh,.......I guess we'll just have to give you another appointment then...."
Wait......hang on.....(flipping buttons on my phone)......here, LOOK!
This is how I run! (And it was'nt the tie that amazed them)
"Come in right now!"
The staff got right to it, rewiring again for the EKG (I had one an hour earlier), and giving me the pre-stress ultrasound, BP cuff, stethescope listening, etc.
The treadmill was very rigid, unlike the ones I've run at the health club that don't give you rebound. The run felt good, and went fast because I was discussing BFRunning the entire time with the three staffmembers running the test. Well not really the entire time, the last segment was a steep incline at a fast pace. No readout of speed for me to see, but I was definitly WAY above training HR, and of course am out of shape from four months off exercise.
The Doc had said ASAP, and the facility hates staff and equipment downtime. I was fueled perfectly for the 10 minute run, and had the appropriate (none!) footwear with me.
Had I scheduled an appointment I would have brought socks, FeelMax Pankas, and who knows what to be assured of permission to tread.
This was much easier, no 'splaining, no complaining, and them BEGGING me to please run barefoot.
No cool down allowed, you jump quickly to the table after a 5 second slowdown of the machine. Those jeans felt soooooooooo hot as I was lying there getting the post-stress ultrasound, I really wished I could just strip them off.
I'm not THAT kind of AW though.
