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Situation normal... well normal for me...

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As some people may have picked up I had a check up this week, to hear the results of the MRI, the 24h tape and the exercise test I had following the last check up. Well, there are two sides to the data... The MRI confirms the echo that I have severe pulmonary regurgitation... and also confirms there's no sign of anything getting worse since the last MRI (4 years ago). The ECG shows very little change. The exercise test says I'm as fit as a 43 year old without a heart condition. And I've run a half marathon, a 10k and a night trail run so far this year and am back up to running three times a week. So, the docs are going to have a case conference, and I'm in the same position as I've been for the last 27 years.  One set of data says there's a need to seriously think about open heart surgery to replace the valve and one set of data says leave well alone - he's running frigging marathons! So, I shall wait for the docs to have their "Multi-Disc

The night before a check-up

So, the tests are done... The 24h ECG - with as ever the surprised look when I hand it back an explain its been for a climb, a walk, a chilli based dinner... oh and a 5 mile run. The MRI - with the need to raise the issue of treating patients like humans The Exercise test - 8 days after a half marathon, apparently I'm as fit as someone my age and weight should be... and its the night before the chat about how its gone and what the pictures of the inside of my heart say.  What I do know is I'm climbing well and back to running three times a week, so there's little externally up with me, which makes the night before more fun and confusing than ever. A running friend recently asked me what the night before a check up is like - and I thought and said its like a taper.  The taper is period of time between the last training run and the race you've trained for months for. Runners during this period have every niggle, every ache and pain that you fear will mean that y