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Hello,
I just went through a modified Yacoub procedure myself (10/14/24), and was told before surgery that I will have a 40-lb weight lifting restriction for the rest of my days (I'm 67 now, but have been an avid weightlifter since I was 21). May I ask what restrictions you have and/or were told about?
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Well, for at least 5 months post surgery, I was VERY careful with my exertion, especially with weights, so I did a lot of walking, hiking and biking instead. However, as my pain decreased, I increased the weights to about 75 pounds or so (I don't consider myself a weightlifter)... I just do a bunch of reps at low weight and call it good. I am now at a year post surgery and can do most anything I want to do physically (but again, I don't do very much weightlifting).