I dream of an ebike. Or a SmartCar. ;) Riding a regular bike wears me out ...in the severe chest pain and inability to breathe sense. "You're just out of shape," said the doctor without looking at me.
"I run and I walk and I lift heavy things and I have 13% body fat (which is considered athletic, given my age and counting it in the "women" section since that's how I'm built)," I said. "I'm not out of shape. I've always been like this to some extent, even when I rode my bike every day to go to work. I had to ride at a crawl and my friends would all get annoyed and yell at me to go faster and I would still be feeling like my chest was going to explode. Also, I can't carry bags that press on my chest or pull my chest open like a backpack or I have the same pain."
"You just need exercise," said the doctor.
"Did you hear what I just said?" I growled.
Yeah... I have given up on doctors for many reasons.
So, I need the motor. I can't handle the chest-crushing feeling anymore.
I wouldn't be able to either!! I know you identify as male. If they saw you that way you wouldn't get so marginalized! I feel they do that with women!
Right? Either that, or it's you have any mental illness diagnosis in your chart and you MUST be a hypochondriac. Because you can't be depressed and have other problems, too. 😒
Yep! So let's just placate and patronize so we can get you out of our hair asap!!