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Checking in, nothing new around here. Weather is warm with light Santa Ana winds. Fires out here are north of us but we have some friends that are close to one. All ready for Christmas except I need to do some shopping. Finally got that string of lights to stay on. SB, hope you and your DW...

SB, hope you and your wife get over the pneumonia quickly. They say if you have a fever you should do strenuous exercise. So rest. Talking about HR, mine was around 43 for the first 3 years after surgery. It was always low due to my excessive running (ultramarathons). Just measure it sitting on...

Survived Thanksgiving without gaining weight. Now the challenge is the leftovers! I still need to lose 5-6 lbs but seem to be at my "working weight." Thankful for my health. HB, I've also decided that 3 hours of commuting is too much and I'm looking for another job. Won't be easy as my industry...

Sorry to hear all the medical issues this week. Hope it gets better for everyone. Walked every day this week except today. Will walk down by the ocean tomorrow morning and Sunday will be in on dirt trail and a DG (degenerated granite) bridal path. Tomorrow is get out the Thanksgiving...

It's been a while. I tried to log in a couple times last week and it didn't work. I had trouble tonight but I finally got logged in. I had a couple fatty lumps removed from under my skin a week ago. All came back normal. Didn't take any pain meds. Still getting in between 15 and 20 miles of...

SB, hope all is OK and you can get clearance for the trigger finger procedure. Saw my surgeon, 4 weeks post-op, and all is well. Healing well so I'm going to walk my normal 15 minute/mile pace tomorrow for a 5.5 miler. Surgery was not heart related but has limited my exercise. Hope everyone has...

Steve, I'm only on 25 mg/day but my max heart rate is in the 130's. It should be up in the 160's or higher. And after adding Amlodipine to my meds I have more fatigue. That's one of the side effects. Back to the subject of running races, we need to find out what works for us depending on our...

Great news, one less thing to focus on.

I've been a runner all my adult life and my doctor knew that and said I could run. I'm slower than before the surgery but I think a big part of that is the beta blocker and also the other meds. Since my surgery 5 years ago I've only run about 6 5K's but hope to do more in the future. I did track...

Congratulations on 2 years. My 3rd year was better than the 2nd so hope you have a better year too. Martin

Congratulations SB for 51 years. I'm barely half way to that at 27. Still recovering from surgery after 3 weeks. It's better every day. I am going to try a slow walk tomorrow. Our group is going to Dana Point harbor. We're watching our daughter's dog this weekend so have 2 dogs to exercise. My...

Checking in to STC. Still recovering from my surgery and probably will take at least a month. I went for a slow 70 minute walk on Saturday and had some pain toward the end and afterwards. So no more walks until I'm healed up. Good news is I've actually lost 1-2 lbs. SB, keep up the good work. I...

It's been several weeks since posting. I read about Steve having lower back spasms and I had the same thing about the same time. Woke up with a stiff back and when I tried to get up it knotted up. It took me almost an hour to get out of bed and another hour before the spasms stopped. My back is...

I've had a mitral tissue valve almost 5 years. I run, walk, hiked up to 11,000 feet. Probably do more than most 60 year olds. I have been a runner all my life and just go shorter and slower. I don't feel like I have a handicap.

Missed last week, my wife and I were in Sequoia for a 4 day weekend. We hiked Thurs-Sat, probably 5 miles per day. Went to Crystal Cave, hiked to the top of Moro Rock, hiked to the General Sherman tree (largest tree in the world), General Grant Tree, Crescent Meadow and Tokopah Falls. Saw deer...

knotguilty, you are similar to me. I turned 60 in Jan and 5 year anniversary for my MVR is next month. I'm not a weight lifter but was an ultramarathon runner and still do some running. 18 miles of walking and running this week. I might have lost a pound, hard to tell if it's sweat loss or real...

Nothing out of the ordinary this past week. 16 miles of walking with some running. Just worked in the yard a couple hours cutting down some small trees. Don't need a weight workout now. Weight is stable but would like to lose 5 lbs. Last Friday (7th) I had minor surgery to remove a cyst on my...

Fred, I've been on beta blockers almost 5 years now. Heart rate after my OHS was 43 until about a year ago when it went up to 48. I think it was around the mid 40's before surgery. Now my max heart rate is around 130-140. A couple years ago I did a fast walk up a steep hill until I was in oxygen...

Superbob, just say NO. Keep repeating to yourself "Krispy Kremes taste bad" and you can get through this. Seriously, I'm sure we will get a review of the new "restaurant" soon. Remember moderation. Leave some for others. Martin

I'm not sure what insurance you have but that sounds crazy to go to the doctor to draw blood. My Coumadin clinic sends me to a lab (no copay) and the next day the clinic nurse calls with the results, any change to my medications and the next test date. They bill the insurance. I have an HMO plan.