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I had a full zipper AVR .A flat bed is tough. I was home after 4 weeks and could sleep on a bed, but before that , I was in a hospital bed that tilted and folded . Weight loss: I went through the operation with two others and we stayed together for a month. The first week we had no appetite, we...

Of interest: Magnesium https://www.webmd.com/diet/supplement-guide-magnesium

I've had tinnitus for a year since a molar extraction, still trying to see if a correction in bite will help

That sounds great, Bravo Chuck!

Hi Chuck The boxing sounds great. I don’t watch MMA often but I am always stunned by the level of their conditioning! Are you sticking with boxing or are you kicking and wrestling too? Zone 2; About a year ago I noticed I was getting high blood glucose spikes after my intense bike rides. I...

Interesting article "While there continues to be some disagreement over whether statins can influence the calcium composition of atherosclerotic plaque, growing clinical data support that statins may increase atherosclerotic calcification [25–33]."...

Interesting , never heard of this. In terms of zone training limiting 4 & 5 would be wiser for the older folks

Thanks Chuck! I too have switched from "all out, beat the clock" exercise to a focus on zone two. The mitochondrial connection is really interesting. For those interested:There are excellent videos here on zone two; https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zone+two+training RE: In...

Hi all I recently found this suggesting intense exercise can cause calcification of the arteries. Could we conclude it would calcify heart values too? This is disappointing for those of us that like hard workouts. This is just one news source, there are a few out there ...

Yes , facinating

In rehab I was all over the place as high as 160 which really stressed me but did not bother my rehab team. I was 138 over 70 this morning , I did a ten minute walk to get some bread , came back , relaxed for five minutes , took two readings, and I was 126 & 125.......... I will see how long it...

Of interest ;over the past four days I have gone for two long vigorous walks. On my return I took my blood pressure and both times it was in the low 120's ; 122 & 123 . Before leaving it was above 135

It really is interesting, thanks for the replay. Before 2015 , 140 was the accepted level for a 70 year old male but then the revised it to 120/80! Reading the new blood pressure guidelines - Harvard Health

Hi everyone. I just wanted to share this ongoing BP home testing experment. The past couple of visits to my doctors found my blood pressure up 140/70. Both doctors said it was likely stress and they are probably right to an extent , the past year has been very stressful . So I bought a Omron BP...

How is your BP Pell? Mine is rising ....... 138-140 over 65-75 , I just started the DASH diet

"I'm curious if others here have experience or know - is it possible I will simply never get back into the same cardiovascular shape I was in pre-surgery?" My post-op biking times improved dramatically . 6 months after my op I felt bionic.

Hi Hokie, before surgery I was low 50s and in the 40s when sleeping. After surgery ,it took a couple of weeks to stabilize from very low (32) to a resting high of 100. Then , for the first year, the resting average was high 60s to high 70s. Now 22months after surgery I am 56 as I type and 46 as...

A cat scratch or worse a cat bite can cause an infection and spread rapidly . My wife got bit brushing our old cat and with in hours you could see the infection climbing up her arm . Strong antibiotics were needed

Hi, Have the doctors been checking on you?