bowling
bowling
Hi Darren,
I haven't been around VR.com for a few months, but I was just scanning through some of the recent posts. Your question about bowling caught my attention and I thought I'd send a short response.
When I had my surgery (AVR) I was 59 and in relatively good shape. I bowled in 3 leagues a week. I really enjoy the sport and like you, I was anxious to get back to it. My cardiologist and my surgeon both felt that my recovery was going extremely well. The surgeon felt I could try bowling again at 8 to 10 weeks post-op and the cardiolgist said 10 to 12 weeks.
I tried bowling with my regular 16 pound ball at week 7. I threw 3 games and felt pretty good, but I was sore the next day. I waited another 10 days or so, and tried again. This time I did very good and had no problems with soreness or pain.
I've been bowling regularly since then and I've never had a problem. In fact, I celebrated my 6 month anniversary of my surgery by bowling in a house tournament and winning! (The physical accomplishment meant much more to me than the few bucks in prize money, believe me!)
Since you're a lot younger than me, I assume that you are back bowling by now. If not, you should be in another week or two. (It's a little scary throwing the first few balls. You're not sure what to expect.) You'll do fine. Don't worry about it!
Please post and let us know when you are bowling again and how you're doing.
Ron K.