Since most of us aren't teenagers any more, I'm pretty sure a large masters population is having to overcome all kinds of health issues on order to getin shape, and go as far as competing.
I was starting to get pretty competetive 4-5 years ago and setting a lot of PB's, when in my mid to late 30's I got slammed with a lot of health issues, couple of which (ick) caused a lot of rapid heart rate even at rest, and made me very exercise intolerant. Some of this is getting under control, other things I just have to live with, and accept I can't push as hard as I used to :(
I have a genetic blood disorder, thallasemia, which manifests itself in my case an untreatable chronic anemia, fast thyroid causing heartbeat irregularities (and other things), and one of arthritic conditions, scleroderma. In last couple years I'm just starting to figure out how to handle my newly dysfunctional body, and still keep active. It's been a very disheartening struggle, since at 40, I'm supposedly too young to be falling apart. Eh!
I'd like to hear from people who are having to manage their health issues, so they can keep swimming, and even competing... I'm hoping this can be motivating to a *few* people.
You got no symptoms with graves? All the females in my family have Graves, usually by the time they are 45ish, and it's symptoms galore. Some develop the bug-eyes too, some don't. Depending on how ealy it's caught, I think. My mom had heck of a time getting diagnosed... bit it's 'back home', not in the US. I didn't know till just last few years it runs in the family.
Mine is subclinical at the moment, as far as most of the hormones go, but the symptoms have started 3-4 years ago, after a miscarriage (Actually etopic, to be more precise). My body kind of never went back to normal after that.
Oh I had symptoms before I was diagnosed but that was 12 years ago (when I was 27). Since I have been regulated on Synthroid, I haven't had any problems with it. I've been lucky in having great endocrinologists. It can run in families but I am the only one in 3 generations that has it. It's autoimmune and my dad and sister got another autoimmune disease.
You got no symptoms with graves? All the females in my family have Graves, usually by the time they are 45ish, and it's symptoms galore. Some develop the bug-eyes too, some don't. Depending on how ealy it's caught, I think. My mom had heck of a time getting diagnosed... bit it's 'back home', not in the US. I didn't know till just last few years it runs in the family.
Mine is subclinical at the moment, as far as most of the hormones go, but the symptoms have started 3-4 years ago, after a miscarriage (Actually etopic, to be more precise). My body kind of never went back to normal after that.
Oh I had symptoms before I was diagnosed but that was 12 years ago (when I was 27). Since I have been regulated on Synthroid, I haven't had any problems with it. I've been lucky in having great endocrinologists. It can run in families but I am the only one in 3 generations that has it. It's autoimmune and my dad and sister got another autoimmune disease.
