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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ WooHoo. I passed.

Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 5 2004, 10:46 PM

Part of the requirements to keep my competition racing license is to have a thorough physical every two years. Last week I went in for my exam. The results for my EKG came back as abnormal. The doctor would not sign my medical release form and I had to make an appointment to see a cardiologist.

That exam was today. They have a treadmill and other stress test in the office.
For me, just having to go was more than stress enough.

I passed with flying colors. What a BIG relief.

Posted by: campbellcj Mar 5 2004, 11:14 PM

Congrats...as I approach the big four-oh, these kinda things cross my mind a bit more often. I 'spose I should go in for a physical one of these years.

Posted by: john rogers Mar 5 2004, 11:18 PM

Not sure about PCA and POC but VARA and HSR both require exams every two years and when you get to 60 they make it every year!!!!

Posted by: campbellcj Mar 5 2004, 11:37 PM

POC exams start at 40...

Posted by: Rgreen914 Mar 6 2004, 02:50 AM

Last year, I was having these weird feelings while working out at the gym; sort of like a "gasp", or a "hiccup" while riding a recumbent bike (bad knees prevent my riding a stationary bike). Went to a cardiologist and he set me up for a "stress test," of sorts. Since my knees also prevent my using a treadmill for stressing, they had me on gurney, shot me with some drug to induce a "stressed" state (felt very warm all-over)and then did the EKG. Normal results did not end the testing and an angiogram was soon scheduled. This time the hospital staff gave me a tylenol and an antibiotic before going into an operating room; not nearly the drug-induced state I had been (mis-) lead into believing I would experience. Once inside the o.r., they literally shove a large diameter needle into your femoral artery, in your thigh, near your groin...VERY unpleasant procedure! Then they inject a dye into your artery and watch it progress through your heart on a tv screen above the operating table. Suddenly, the cardiologist asks me "why are you in here?" Now I'm freaked...HE's the doc and he's asking ME why I'm here!!! I figure, now I'm in deep bandini, until he adds, "there's nothing wrong with your heart!" RELIEF...at least until a nurse tells me, "you're not going to like me now" as he removes the abovementioned needle from my thigh! Removal of this needle was twice as uncomfortable as inserting it! I guess the end result was worth the discomfort! And I do mean DISCOMFORT!

Posted by: BarberDave Mar 6 2004, 03:23 AM

Hi: i am 65, last month i awoke at 3;00 A.M. with ( what i belived to be Chest pains) AKA Heart attack.
Went to E.R., 35 Hrs later and every test known to man. IT WAS , Indigestion , . but they just can't let you go home with out something to worry about. So he said he saw ,MINOR IRREGULARITIES, NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT,AND EXERCISE !!!!! Ok i can do that,
I guess it could have been much worse. Dave

Posted by: ArtechnikA Mar 6 2004, 06:35 AM

you have to know we're dealling with a 'momentum' vehicle (i.e. - underpowered...) when we think it's news that anybody passed anything !

glad you're okay!

---rich
(trying to get into shape for the AX/DE season...)

Posted by: rhodyguy Mar 6 2004, 08:18 AM

wait until you turn 50. there are some real nice proceedures in your future . i thought maybe you were refering to smog testing the car in the topic title.

kevin