Recent content by paluc52

An update today from my surgeon (who is in a different hospital system, out of state): (i) 12 weeks is more than enough time for my repaired mitral valve to have fully healed; (ii) the cardio rehab folks are being too conservative; and (iii) I can start to do whatever I want. To be fair, this...

Good suggestion, dornole. I will ask. I wish you all the best from your next procedure. ​May I ask, almost_hectic, how long after your surgery was it when your cardiologist gave you the green light to go as hard as you wanted?

I'm in my last week of cardio rehab after minimally invasive, robotically-assisted mitral valve repaired in mid-February. Everything is going very well and I have a LOT to be grateful for. I am SO ready for the cycling season and would like to start training hard (i.e., power interval training...