TheGymGuy
Well-known member
My 1 year anniversary was last week and while I remembered it due to a calendar reminder, I sort of did not even do anything about it.
Today, I decided to post up and say hi. I am here once every two or three weeks checking up on anything that I might be able to help with.
I am happy to report that everything is working well, I am exercising alot, setting PRs (personal records) here and there. At this moment I am stronger than I was before surgery in almost every aspect, of course it did take me last 8 months to get here, however, even if I did not have this surgery I would probably be at the similar strength level now.
Before surgery I had some concerns about what it would be like after, and for those that are going to go through it, there is not much to worry about.
VALVE NOISE:
I have a mechanical valve. I can hear soft ticking very occasionally, but it is alot quitter than first 3-6 months after the surgery. At times I need to concentrate really hard if I want to hear it. I used to use it to count my heart-rate during or post exercise and now I need to use a pulse-oximeter or a chest strap
COUMADIN, GREENS and DIET:
Coumadin has not been an issue. I have been on 10mg/day for many many months now. At times I do not watch my diet but always self-test to see if my numbers match my expectations. I generally test once per week, and my range is around 2.1-2.4. I actually used to test almost twice a week when I was experimenting with greens and what they do to me. At this point if I have too much K during the day, I skip my nightly multi-vitamin.
SCARS:
The scar has healed nicely enough. Chest hair covers it up, and from 10 feet away you cannot even tell that it's there. At 6 feet you can see them, but they are not too bad.
Not sure if there is anything else. But, overall, things are pretty good.
Today, I decided to post up and say hi. I am here once every two or three weeks checking up on anything that I might be able to help with.
I am happy to report that everything is working well, I am exercising alot, setting PRs (personal records) here and there. At this moment I am stronger than I was before surgery in almost every aspect, of course it did take me last 8 months to get here, however, even if I did not have this surgery I would probably be at the similar strength level now.
Before surgery I had some concerns about what it would be like after, and for those that are going to go through it, there is not much to worry about.
VALVE NOISE:
I have a mechanical valve. I can hear soft ticking very occasionally, but it is alot quitter than first 3-6 months after the surgery. At times I need to concentrate really hard if I want to hear it. I used to use it to count my heart-rate during or post exercise and now I need to use a pulse-oximeter or a chest strap
COUMADIN, GREENS and DIET:
Coumadin has not been an issue. I have been on 10mg/day for many many months now. At times I do not watch my diet but always self-test to see if my numbers match my expectations. I generally test once per week, and my range is around 2.1-2.4. I actually used to test almost twice a week when I was experimenting with greens and what they do to me. At this point if I have too much K during the day, I skip my nightly multi-vitamin.
SCARS:
The scar has healed nicely enough. Chest hair covers it up, and from 10 feet away you cannot even tell that it's there. At 6 feet you can see them, but they are not too bad.
Not sure if there is anything else. But, overall, things are pretty good.
