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How is everything besides your heart? Are you physically fit? How is your diet?

How were your erections before you were diagnosed? Had you slept with a woman before you were diagnosed and functioned normally? Can you achieve erections when you are alone? My guess would be depression, anxiety, hormonal imbalance, or all three. Talk to your doctor openly about any symptoms...

To keep it brief: Sugars and grains (wheat etc) cause inflammation of the arteries RAiSING cholesterol. It is NOT fat/exogenous cholesterol that raises cholesterol (unless one has specific problem). The best diet to lower blood pressure and stay healthy is low carb (less than 100g/day), moderate...

I do not have an aneurysm however I believe intense, quick spikes in blood pressure may not be good. If you took it very easy I don't see a problem, just dont "force" it.

You'll do well, keep your chin up and stay strong! Good luck!

Ugh, well that makes me want to get the surgery so i can train without worries! I'm only 21 though... *sigh* I would rather get it before my aorta enlarges or anything... I know i'll have some questions i'm just busy with school right now and trying to get a Dr. appt.

Any other thoughts? Has anyone been given "no restrictions" ? What were your measurements? Anyone do intense exercise? Allan

We'll i'm flexing my connections, two of my old coaches are helping me find some other opinions. I hope I can train hard and just increase frequency of checkups.

I have decided to train "light" again, as it would take me a while to get my fitness back anyways if i were to try to get back to my old level. So if i get a "yes" it'll be less work to get there, and if i get a "NO" then i'll be happy continuing being in shape (hopefully... lol). I'll skip...

I received a call from his secretary, basically it's what he has said before. He advised against training again because it would speed up the progression of the disease because of the workload and raised blood pressure. She also told me that I don't have any sort of aneurism or anything which is...

As said above, maybe low blood pressure? When you're up and about your blood pressure will rise making you feel "normal," just a guess.

I agree when you say they dont understand, i dont him i used to be a "pro" and he kind of shrugged it off, he wasn't like "woah, okay lets do everything possible to make sure you can continue training safely." It was just like... yea you shouldn't do that anymore. I would have to do more...

Ramjet: Great information, I agree with everything you said. I think you bring up a key point, I should get to the bottom of my blood pressure issues while im at it. I have been referred to our top blood pressure "guy" so hopefully he will have some input. I'll bring it up with the cardiologist...

Oops just saw this now, i'm going to ask if he can recommend someone else that i can talk to as this is an important issue to me. Thanks for the input!

Wow thanks for the replies Rachel and Laurie! Rachel: I need to clarify my measurements and stuff with my doctor first, if everything checks out as close to perfect as possible, then maybe i can enjoy a few more years of training. I am awaiting a phone call from my cardiologist most likely...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some input here and possibly some mental support. I had been a track sprinter (cycling) since age 13-14, eventually making it onto the canadian national team and going onto junior worlds and world cups. I hold multiple national sprint titles etc etc. Anyways, I'm 21...