I'm Back

Sorry about my absence. Had a minor medical issue that needed to be resolved. Okay, wasn't anything minor about it.

For my medical checkup in December, I did a cardio stress in order to make sure that a family history of heart problems wasn't going to get in the way of running a marathon. The EKG portion of the test was not good. (Funny that the medical interpretation of it is called get a "positive" result.) However, the ultrasound portion of the test looked good (was negative). The only way that the doctor would be confident in any of his recommendations to me, I had an angiogram conducted on New Year's Eve Day (Dec. 31). (For more information about the procedure: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/coronary-angiogram.html)

To cut to the chase, the angiogram was good. The heart is looking good and no indications of blockages. So, my cardio stress test was a false-positive. (At least I've got a 'real-life' example to use in my math class. http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/462146-196/math-of-false-positives-complicates-medical-testing.html)

So, I'm back on the road.