Not Self Powered; Day554; Treadmill Stress Test Failed

[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. Philippians 2:13

MTBF-Mean Time Between Failure
Days = 554 days or
Hours = 13,296 hours or
Beats = 47,865,600 heartbeat
Time to beat = 12 Years and 5 Months

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. Stress Test
2. Sharepoint 2010 Migration
3.

Failed Treadmill Stress Test-What’s Next?
I don’t want to sensationalize of what is currently going on with my health but I think writing/sharing about it does more good than bad.  I am perfectly fine [except for a bad heart].  I know that my situation looks serious, but to my eyes, it is just a failed part of the body that needed repair and there are great doctors created just for this purpose.  My cardiologist will perform an Angiogram on July 2, 2010, this Friday at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center at 0800.  [meaning-I will be on vacation for a few days after that, a half full attitude]

For several months, I’ve been trying to understand how I got here at this point of my life, why all these things are happening even after a good workout routine, healthy choice eating [sometimes] better day to day habits.  No, I am not questioning myself or God, I am just curious … of all the healthy and active people out there, why it has to be me. 

… this might be the reason why…. “because in weakness, in defeat, in triumph, in agony, in despair, in anguish, in fear, in confusion, in turmoil, in sickness, in misfortune – there is peace.  Without experiencing some of those items, it is really hard to find peace for there are no situation to compare. When life is filled with victory, a human being won’t even know what a defeat feels like.  Amid all of these trials and tribulation, I found comfort, I found balance, I found value in every tick of the clock, I found glory in every heartbeat and I am able to see things in a very different perspective.  Living a life day by day is much more enjoyable and gratifying and I will not trade it for anything else. For that, I am grateful for being the chosen one.

Key Learning:
1. Exercise at a higher intensity – problem was undetected at rest.
2. Exercise daily – so that when you undergo a stress test, you can sustain to a point where the doctors can see a problem
3. Shortness of breath during exercise – don’t ignore it.
4. If you don’t like to exercise – you have a big problem ;-( ) …. do something before it’s too late
5. Accept that life is temporary – be ready to go to the next level
6. Spirit is stronger than the body and mind – in times of trouble, draw your strength beyond the physical world.

What’s Next?
1. Fix cardiac problem
2. Rest for 1 month
3. Cardiac rehab
4. Start over – everything
5. August 2010, Train for Outlaw100 in October 2010
6. August 2010, 1k swim training restart

Here’s some info for those who are curious:
Workout Report Since 2008 [report]
Angiography [sample video]
Treadmill Stress Test [info]
Stress Test [about stress test]
Perfusion Abnormality [article]
What is an MI

0700, Breakfast; journal; prayer; worship
1000, Treadmill stress test
1200, Treadmill stress test
1300, Grocery shopping
1400, Nap
1700, Continuation: Sharepoint 3.0 upgrade to Sharepoint 2010.  [W2008 x64 now runnning]
1800, Sharepoint 2010 /W2008 Upgrade
2100, Sharepoint 2010 /W2008 Upgrade
2200, Lights Out

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