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Exercise, Lifestyle and Life Experience with Dilated Aorta?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Oct 30 7:03am | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
It’s hard to take when somewhere north of 10000 workouts in to this (and loved everyone) I’m lucky if I get to be the old dude hammered on drugs and doing 2.0 on the treadmill. Doing my best to do the “it ain’t fair” routine when I see some real never ran in their life types but then they will never know the feeling of hitting bench 10 x 225 , driving a golf ball 300 + or crushing the last mile on a tuff grade on your bike.
Thanks for the note. Did you have the surgery?
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@gocougs I have not. I was diagnosed last month. My aortic root is only 4.3cm. Seven years ago I had an echo for non-heart related reason and just now found out my aorta was borderline at 4.0cm. Had I known it was borderline I’d have stopped the weights. I’ve hiked with 100lb for 28-37 miles. I did HIIT with 100lb sandbags.
I am hopeful that it won’t grow appreciably and I’ll get 15 years. I am also dealing with a benign pituitary tumor that doubled in size in seven months. Plus a fast rising PSA that may result in a biopsy. I am retired military and have had several close calls. Now I have decided I want as much time as I can get. Surprisingly, that has made me be comfortable with my new restrictions. Aortic Athletes talk about adapting and keep on going. One guy ran a marathon two years after dissection and open hear surgery. That has inspired me to push it as far as I can.