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Good morning all you fabulous brave people. I have a meeting with my surgeon in two days but am anxious to get my head around what life will be like after the surgery if all goes well.
I have a 5.1X5.3 ascending aorta aneurysm. and am the proud owner of a st judes aortic valve. Has any one out there had surgery to repaire this and what are the restrictions afterwards. I understand there are restrictions on "heavy lifting" but can not find any solid numbers on just what heavy lifting means. is it 50 lbs 100 lbs? I often move allot of photo equipment for my job and carry heavy cameras when I am shooting. ( photographer) If I make it through this alive that will be enough, but need to be realistic if I have to start planning for a change of career. Thanks in advance for your help.
Live long, and prosper.
 
Phoenix said:
Good morning all you fabulous brave people. I have a meeting with my surgeon in two days but am anxious to get my head around what life will be like after the surgery if all goes well.
I have a 5.1X5.3 ascending aorta aneurysm. and am the proud owner of a st judes aortic valve. Has any one out there had surgery to repaire this and what are the restrictions afterwards. I understand there are restrictions on "heavy lifting" but can not find any solid numbers on just what heavy lifting means. is it 50 lbs 100 lbs? I often move allot of photo equipment for my job and carry heavy cameras when I am shooting. ( photographer) If I make it through this alive that will be enough, but need to be realistic if I have to start planning for a change of career. Thanks in advance for your help.
Live long, and prosper.
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Lifting restrictions vary with doctors and individuals....I see NO reason you would need to change careers....I don't lift for a living but I have loaded and unloaded concrete blocks with a neighbor and sacks of concrete and bundles of shingles....if you are in good shape otherwise you should be fine.
 
Thanks cooker, Is that a self portrait?. did you have an aortic aneurysm?
 
Thanks, I need the truth. Looks like I am going to have to start dating lighter women. Hope my girl freind is not on line,( just a little joke honey) Is that a general rule for ascending aortic aneurysm repaire or do you have other isues.?
 
It's supposedly a general rule for all, but some people have been told more and some haven't been told anything. Pretty much it's up to the surgeon who fixes you to dictate your weight load.
 
Thanks, I am meeting with Ralph Bolman, Brigham and womens, any thoughts on Him? and who is in the reflection in your glasses.
 
Wow, You have really been through it. I hope you are done. I will post after I meet with my surgeon. I am amazed at the confusion around this issue, but realize that this is not an exact science and each person is different. Age health etc..... but my understanding is that there are restrictions due to the surgery and limiting the amount of preasure you put on the aorta. It is different with a valve replacement. I have had a st judes aortic for 11 years and had no restrictions.
 
I benefitted from cardiac rehab post-OHS, part of which involved weight training. Was very light handweights at first, gradually increasing. After rehab, I recall that 50 pounds was a suggested limit for a while, but I am not aware of any absolute restrictions now -- other than just use common sense.

Good luck with your prep and all best wishes...
 
I had a David type aortic valve sparing repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm, with a dacron replacment. I am under no weight restrictions at the present time, except for very heavy squats (which I do not do anyways). You should be find once you get past the recovery period.
 
I was told not to lift anything over 50# as well. Sometimes it is difficult to look at somethng and know you can't touch it, but you deal with it. I have picked up a few things I shouldn't have, when there was no one else around to help.......... But I really try not to.
 
Justin's didn't have an anuerysm, but because of his congenital heart defects, his heart was pretty much rebuilt,(his pulmonary artery and aorta were backwards) His doctors told him they don't give limits by pound since what is heavy for someone is light for another, but rather tell him, that if you have to bear down or grunt to lift something it is too heavy. Lyn
 
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