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Hi Chris Did you have a full sternotomy?

What is the healing time for a dacron graft installation?

Bravo!!

"I wonder what in the mind creates this specific hallucination?" Interesting question, would you describe it as an out of body experience?

Weight loss surprised me as well as the other heart patient I was being shipped around with. Body mass was gone , skin just hung off of both of us. Neither of us could eat much the first week but that was not the cause.

I am wondering why it is so addictive: The visions aside, did it feel good?

I will repost thes here from another thread I posted on yesterday: Well this is the beginning of month 6 since my Feb 4 AVR. Sofar, in regards to exercise, the heart is the best performer with the lungs and knees trying to keep up. I had or am having mild sport-induced asthma which is under...

Well this is the beginning of month 6 since my Feb 4 AVR. Sofar, in regards to exercise, the heart is the best performer with the lungs and knees trying to keep up. I had or am having mild sport-induced asthma which is under control now and sore knees from time to time. My resting heart rate low...

Interesting differences in rehab timing, we started day 6 with daily1/2h stationary bike and breathing exercises, week 2 group walking outside and various movement exercises.

How are you doing now Skier?

Yup,"Stationary bike should be ok,..." And walk hard until the 12th week. I am in week 20 and I am still getting surprises in terms of exercise performance improvements over pre op , even years before pre op

All this makes me want dentures

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/europe/imperial-measurements-pounds-ounces-return.html

Just a brief update: Blood sugar levels are back to my normal and has returned to lower after the bike ride . keeping exertion at75%

Hi Angle Welcome! I had an Aortic valve replacement this past Feb. I biked a lot and I felt I had no symptoms and thought I was doing just fine but the numbers were bad so I had the operation. Three months later I was amazed at my bike performance improvement, I feel like I have been hot-rodded!

Bravo, thats impressive!!. I love beef, pork and lamb but ethical issues have started to concern me which makes it easier to back off for the cholesterol reasons . So I guess we both have "Lean Diabetes"?

Thanks BosnianDude All this has been an eye-opener! Do you have the name of the heart podcast ?

Cholesterol! I have two just under 30% blockages; Cardio said Statins and diet can shrink them a little bit. We eat pasta a couple of times a week , duck , chicken and fish weekly once at at least. I will have all grain toast some mornings, apples, bananas.......eggs ....... winters ; lots of...

Short, high-intensity running substantially stresses the body This is making sense to what is going on; I was going all out for an hour and a half. " The rise in cortisol level was accompanied by a reduced sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which is important in regulating blood sugar. "...