End in sight

End of the road in sight hopefully. Today I finally got to see the cardiologist about the heart palpitations I have been having.

So cutting to the chase, the diagnosis is that I am fairly fine. It would appear that there is nothing wrong with me that is doing me harm or is likely to bring me to any harm. For me that is probably the big take home message. The outcome was similar to what I have been hearing elsewhere, that the palpitations themselves are nothing to get to worried about. Apparently slight people (the Doctor was counting me in this group) sometimes feel them more than 'thickset' people, which might explain why I seem to notice them so often, but the palpitations themselves are relatively benign. So big relief there.

In terms of going forward, it really was a case of monitor and see how you go. The Doctor didn't think there were too many lifestyle changes that I could make to improve them. But he did say that I could take confidence that they aren't hurting me. That  knowledge might help me relax a bit during racing when they occur in future.

Still not totally done with the process. Another test to do on Wednesday, but this should be the last one (I hope). Then a few more follow up consultations and then I think we will have investigated all the avenues and I will be right to get on with things (assuming this cold and gone away by then).

In other news, I started my new nutrition regime from Catalyst Nutrition today.

I have never been one for posting pictures of food on the interweb, but I do this time mainly to demonstrate the change in eating that this new diet has prescribed. That is pretty much a giant plate of salad, although there is some chicken and a wholemeal roll in there too. That was lunch today. As I said the other day it isn't a massive shift from what I have been doing and it isn't anything out there crazy, but it is definitely a change. It will be interesting to see how the new diet goes over the next two and a bit weeks. How easily I adjust to the new routine etc.

So far so good.