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thank you so much!

Do you still lift heavy after surgery? I agree that theres other factors and also the research is weak. I would never consider myself a powerlifter by any means, but heavy deadlifts and squats are the main thing that keep my back and knees happy. I'm just getting to the point where I can...

Wanted to chime in as an active person who recently had the repair. I was at 5.2 cm (6'2", 180lbs) - they basically told me that my surgery risk was so low ( 32 years old, cyclist/nordic skier) that it really made a lot of sense to do the surgery. I waited about 8 weeks, and during that time...

My perspective here is a lot different as I was quite fit and had my surgery at age 32. I think there's a big range in the quality of care you get at rehab. My center was severely underfunded and the focus was very much oriented towards an older patient. This makes sense statistically, but it...

Hi all - I thought I'd share with you a talk I recently gave about my experience with having an aortic aneurysm repaired. ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdxYFPfsBRQ The talk is part of an Ignite Boulder Event. Each speaker has 5 minutes to tell a story using 20 slides that automatically...