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Based on the documentary and some stuff I read online, he has a hereditary condition which his mother also had, but he also put too much strain on his heart with terrible eating habits and the massive lifting. He mentions that they replaced his aortic valve with a mechanical valve and that he...

Before I had surgery, a buddy of mine told me to watch a documentary that he had just seen on Netflix. It was about a powerlifting champion named CT Fletcher who was diagnosed with a pre-existing heart condition that had to have surgery and is still a beast. At first I thought I wouldn't relate...

That all depends on me getting my bike tuned up. It's been hanging in my garage unused for over 5 years! We might have to call this a draw.

I'm like you, and can't stay away from work too long or else I get bored. LOL! I was working remotely from home within 1 week of my surgery. The following week (today), I'm actually in the office. Pretty nuts, huh?

Glad I've done my part of putting you a little more at ease! I've actually sort of been in the waiting room my whole life until just recently. I used to see a pediatric cardiologist every year since I can remember up until I was 18 years old. Every year I would get an echo and was told the...

I've been reading about this and want to learn more. So far, I've just gone to a convenient location to get a blood draw when my doctor advises me to. I've gone two times in the last week and will go again this Wednesday. When you self-test, is it still mandatory to submit results to your doctor...

Hello Everyone, I'm 37 and just had surgery on 2/7 to replace my aortic valve with a mechanical. Of course there was lot of anxiety leading up to the surgery while also wondering how I would recover and what life would be like afterward. I was in the hospital for five days and returned home...

No symptoms for me at all. I had known about my problem since I was very young and was told to have it looked at again in my mid-30s. By my mid-30s, the size of my valve decreased to a point where it was considered severe. My cardiologist told me it was only a matter of time until I could faint...