I am not a medical professional, and I've massaged medical details in the story to better fit the themes. Take medical advice only from qualified personnel or their official information dispensers like special websites or manuals with the medicine. Never from an erotic stories site, social media post, or random strangers on the internet.
Otherwise just a light erotic story.
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Rob looked at his GP in disbelief. "You can't be serious."
"It is my job to be serious," she said, all professionalism. "There is a long list of side effects. I assume you've heard the big one-," there was the slightest pause of significance. "-and you're probably familiar what you need to do when that side effect takes too long. These aren't the only thing to watch out for. It is a heart medicine. You need to read the leaflet with the warnings
carefully.
This is not a toy."
"That goes against everything I heard about the medicine," Rob muttered.
There was a flash in her demeanour. Together with her overt professionalism he suddenly realised what was going on.
"Sarah, I've known you now for twenty years or so. That's nearly all of my life. I'd like to think I know you, even if our meetings are infrequent. Tell me honestly. You're enjoying this, aren't you?"
A mischievous grin escaped her. "I'm sorry Robert. Since I found out yesterday it's all I've thought about. Frankly, it's the first time I've ever prescribed it." She took a serious face again. It lasted only a moment. "First time for a heart condition anyway," she couldn't stop smiling.
Sarah rummaged in her drawer. "Here. These are a first batch for you. The rest will be on prescription via the apothecary. As you look like you sport a lot, I thought it would be better to give them early." The box was shoved carefully towards him.
The contents were exactly as he expected. A stiff plastic wrapper holding each blue pill. Twelve per wrapper. Three wrappers in a box. "Isn't that a lot of Viagra?" Rob asked dubiously.
"I think so too, but they can go fast. Please read the leaflet. There's a lot of warnings. It is still a heart medicine. Take them before each strenuous activity."
"I know one strenuous activity that it comes in handy," Rob said with a weak smile.
Sarah returned it. "Yes even that one. You're 25. I assume you're still going hard and heavy. At my age you go often much slower."
Rob packed the pills in his bag. "That's the first time you've shared something that intimate," he observed.
"I thought sharing would get your mind of things. Even though I can't stop smiling about it, I want you to know I understand it must be difficult."
"Thanks Sarah. We'll, I guess I'll go home now."
"One more thing," Sarah said as he was about to exit the door.
"Yes?"
"Even though your future is a bit darker, do not forget to have fun. The pill can help."
Rob nodded, contemplating what he would do at home.
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"I think we shouldn't go sporting together tomorrow," Rob told his sport buddy.
"Why not? Do you have a date?" Samantha asked.
"Do you remember that time I felt ill during sports? They know what it is. A mild case of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The abbreviation is PAH. That's how I feel too. PAH." Rob tested the word out, feeling the resentments it had for his life.
"It's just high blood pressure of the arteries and the lungs?" Samantha liked to show off her studies of medicine.
"That's the one. They think that all the sports I do increased the blood pressure. It is very rare at my age. If I exert myself I can break things in my lungs or my coronal artery."
"It sounds bad, but that's easily treatable though. You told me a week ago you had drugs for it? What's changed?"
"I did, and they helped. That is until I got an allergic reaction. Apparently I'm allergic to nitro-glycerine. I thought everyone would be, if you shake hard enough," Rob said with sadness.
"At least you had a good opening line for the girls. Something about your heart exploding from your chest. I'm sure there's usable material. So, what do you have now?"
Rob showed his arm, the remnants of yesterday still visible. "There's only one that I'm not allergic to. Sildenafil." He pointed at one empty space on his arm, sandwiched between many angry lines of the allergy test, already fading into oblivion.
"Sildenafil?" After a moment Samantha's eyes became wide. "Viagra?! You need to take Viagra before each work out?"
"You're too excited about that. It's only a mild case, so in general I can still do things that don't get my heart above 130 or so. So we can still do strength days together, if I don't go for my usual weights."
"Who is saying that I'm too excited?!"
"Your smile, if not the volume of your voice. You're as bad as my GP."
"Sorry," she muttered. Her grin told she wasn't very sorry. "Can I see? It's been a while since I've seen one."
"You've seen them before?" Rib asked curiously. He presented the offending box.
"I do have a sex life, get over it," she said as she opened the box. "Oh. They never really change them, do they? Have you used one yet?"
"Not really. I thought tomorrow I can try with some light workout."
"And you don't want me to be there when you're sporting an enormous erection, got it. I do want you to be safe in case anything goes wrong. Is it okay if I ask a friend to check up on you? They are a personal trainer. They know how to deal with such things."
"I would appreciate it. Though I do want to correct one thing. I do not want to be medically erect close to you. I've been naturally erect plenty when you work out." Rob smiled faintly.
"You pervert," she said laughing. "We'll get to our regular workout soon enough. You just take care, okay?"
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Rob waited at the entrance to the sport hall, sitting strategically at a table. His mind was turned inwards. The light feeling in his chest, as if a cool breeze was running through his veins, was strangely encouraging. At the same time he worried. It could be his condition? No, that should be impossible. He wasn't working out. Even so his heart beat powerful strokes, making him worry.
Focusing all your attention inside could make you sick itself, Rob knew. Trying to have attention there without going into the deep hole of worry was tough. It was still better than the attention to the outside.
His heart seemed incredibly grateful for the extra blood supply, and wanted to share it's copious abundance. Rob felt the same fresh breeze in his veins around his hips, and was glad for his foresight to wear an underwear he always felt was too tight. All underwear would feel too tight. Now at least it wouldn't feel like he was pointing at everything in the gym. Or everyone.
The moment the trainer rounded the corner he knew Samantha could be cruel. He had seen her around, helping other people. She was cute, though Rob had to admit all the female trainers were cute. As he watched her approach he could feel the sport clothes hugging her, tight as a second skin on her body. It was obvious she liked to be seen, and he didn't blame her. Without a doubt her body was lithe, her skin transitioning smoothly from flat to muscle or female curve. Details like the fold between leg and her underbelly had a sexy playfulness as she moved.
"I'm Belle," she said, stretching out her hand. "You must be Rob." Her arms were the only naked parts on her. That at least was a relief.
"Pleased to meet you Belle," Rob said, shaking her hand. He stayed in his chair.
Belle ignored him not standing up, and sat down on the chair next to him. "Samantha told me a few things already. You've got a heart condition, and today is your first day working out with the medication. Does that about cover it?"
"In broad lines. Shouldn't you know what it is exactly?"
"PAH. Pulmonary arterial hypertension." When she said it, it didn't seem that bad. "The medicine helps relax the blood vessels, reducing the blood pressure."
"How do you know Samantha again?"
"We study together," Belle said with a knowing grin. "Lighten up. She cares about you. Otherwise she wouldn't have asked someone with medical experience. Let's not dawdle too long. I've got a program for you today. We start light, see how you feel, and cap it at 30 minutes." She got up from the chair, clearly eager to begin.
"That sounds good." Rob got to his feet slower, just hoping his underwear would be enough.
"Did you already take the medication?" she asked curiously.
"Of course. About half an hour ago."
"It's not visible," she said with a smirk.
She knew all along
, Rob thought uncomfortably. "I put on the equivalent of a sports bra, if you must know. I think you can appreciate why better than most."