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Hi, did you have a full sternotomy?

Hi Newwarrior It takes about 3 months for broken bones to heal. You should be careful until that time is up. They told me to stay off my bike for the first 3 three months because vibration and bumps could break the bond of the healing ribcage. So you have to be prudent.

Super!!!!!!!!!!

You are absolutely right! I would love to hear from people who had severe regurgitation. Thanks for pointing that out!!! When is your surgery?

Chances are your heart became muscle-bound from forcefully pumping blood through a size restricted valve opening. All of a sudden your heart has a new and much bigger valve opening to pump blood through. The bigger valve offers much less resistance to your pumping heart. Think about what the...

Bravo!!

Wow, What does an ablation involve?

Thanks wood cutter, interesting stuff

Thanks Seaton!

Thanks Chuck!

Three years ago today :AVR with an Edwarads Inspiris. I am feeling great ! And getting in lots of exercise! But I recently had a stress test that included measuring my LV ejection fraction, with results I did not like. My ejection fraction under stress(80% exercise bike effort) was less than...

What kind of time period does it indicate that you are at 170 ? Half an hour or more? I have a friend in low medium shape in his mid 50s who will do 8hr bike rides who cruses at 155 for hours, which seems wild to me. I don't have a Garmin but I do have anAppleWatch that will show spikes in...

I am Canadian too but live in France. But never the less I have Canadian investments ...... The Canadian dollar is a disaster

Thanks Chuck,

"My chest never hurt from the sternotomy" That is amazing.