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Don't give up on the research/all the marks
Don't give up on the research/all the marks
Joining this group has made me appreciate the whole group of people who are monitoring their condition in anticipation of surgery. That will be me next time around when I have my bovine valve replaced. This time - I was just blindsided with no inkling that anything was wrong. We really need to keep pushing the medical profession to respond to the needs of cardiac athletes. There is a foundation in California devoted to our cause. And I have thought about attracting the interest of the AHA but the trick is to hope that some cardiologist or physiologist becomes interested.
Mark U - all the best. I have had a problem with first names in this past. This will help
http://www.bicuspidfoundation.com/About_Us.html
Don't give up on the research/all the marks
afraidofsurgery said:I was also disappointed to see NO research on atheletes with valve disease, the effect of exercise on the time of valve replacement, or effect of physical fitness on surgery recovery, mortality, etc. I had an ongoing debate with my cardiologist over the last 12 years that my level of exercise was much better than drug therapy for prolonging time to valve replacement (dilation of blood vessles, keeping my weight down, etc. all reducing the chronic strain on the heart). Of course I had no studies to back that up but was always curious!
Patty
Joining this group has made me appreciate the whole group of people who are monitoring their condition in anticipation of surgery. That will be me next time around when I have my bovine valve replaced. This time - I was just blindsided with no inkling that anything was wrong. We really need to keep pushing the medical profession to respond to the needs of cardiac athletes. There is a foundation in California devoted to our cause. And I have thought about attracting the interest of the AHA but the trick is to hope that some cardiologist or physiologist becomes interested.
Mark U - all the best. I have had a problem with first names in this past. This will help
http://www.bicuspidfoundation.com/About_Us.html