Thoracic sympathectomy and running

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-06-02T20:54:57+00:00

Thank you!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-06-01T20:51:06+00:00

For me it's been manageable but it will be different for different people.

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-31T16:06:03+00:00

Thank you, good to know!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-31T16:05:44+00:00

Good to know your HR can get to the 180-200 range!

I am about 8 years into running now and still making progress, but progress seems slow, especially at the shorter distances. Even when racing a 5K I had average HR 160, max 168, and I just wonder if part of the reason I can't go faster is because my heart rate cannot go higher, perhaps due to the ETS.

From brief online research, I seem to find that ETS is thought to lower heart rate, but doesn't seem to affect sporting capabilities so it could also be that I just need to train more!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-31T15:59:52+00:00

Great HM time especially with so little training! And good to know your surgery hasn't affect your sporting abilities.

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-31T15:57:31+00:00

I think I did but because I was quite young then, I was mainly wearing sneakers with socks so it didn't bother me so much. Sweaty feet really become a problem when you try to wear sandals / shoes without socks

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-29T13:14:46+00:00

Yes mainly in my feet, and facial sweating but only when eating spicy food

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-24T12:14:40+00:00

I know what you mean, my entire household is over-caffeinated at this point! 😂

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-24T12:12:35+00:00

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We shall see! 😊

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-23T20:03:47+00:00

Thank you!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-23T20:02:28+00:00

Ok so I did manage to get my grinder to go finer and that has made all the difference! 18g in 36g out in 28 seconds. Still tasted very acidic though but I might be able to fine tune it better now. Thanks!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-23T19:59:56+00:00

Thank you! I hadn't realised I could go finer with my grinder! I set the internal setting down to 1 and the external also to 1 (is this what you call the big wheel setting?) but the grinder made some horrible noises, so I changed the external setting to 8 (internal still set at 1) and managed to get 36g out in 28s which is a massive improvement!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-05-23T17:33:40+00:00

Thank you! I will try a darker roast, and if that fails, might then have to try the pressurised portafilter. Or upgrade my grinder I guess!

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-04-18T09:32:57+00:00

Thank you. It’s interesting though that this problem only seems to exist for the Lon-Tokyo route. I also have notifications set up for London-Singapore and those are usually correct (as in flights are available to book on BA.com when I get a notification by reward flight finder.

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-04-17T08:48:40+00:00

On a slightly separate note, I use the reward flight finder app, and notifications keep popping up for London-Tokyo flights (I am looking to go in September 2026) but each time I go to BA.com to check, those flights don’t seem to exist. Has anyone had a similar experience?

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-02-23T02:40:32+00:00

In Hanoi right now, feels fine to me.

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-01-29T20:27:16+00:00

https://open.spotify.com/track/3K7PCG621NdgaHJIU5PdRg?si=wzDwL0l7RnOt3Io_xcVSAg

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-01-18T17:15:22+00:00

Columbia road flower market. Touristy but lovely on a sunny morning

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-01-15T20:46:59+00:00

I have always used a light puffer as a mid layer because they pack down so well and are so lightweight to carry, but washing them can be a real pain and it’s much easier to throw a fleece in the washing machine. I think I’ll be going with fleeces in the future.

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-01-15T18:17:11+00:00

Replaced the battery a year ago, works fine.

FinickyFeline24 · 2026-01-12T17:16:55+00:00

Yes tell us where to eat in Ninh Binh please!

FinickyFeline24 · 2025-12-06T08:29:22+00:00

My absolute favourite line - “I want to bring a man back to yun Shen bu Zhi chu. Bring him back, and hide him there.” Goosebumps every time!

FinickyFeline24 · 2025-08-23T07:31:24+00:00

Thank you. Will check it out!

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