It's not just election meddling. Or pictures of cats! Cat agrees. "Now let me sleep!" Dear Facebook, Thank you Facebook, for providing the ability for us to create villages. Disease and other concern-specific villages. They really help people get their feet back on the ground after a major crisis. Medical professionals save our lives, which we appreciate very much. But we have to learn how to live with the ... Read more
You can adapt to living with aortic disease. Here's my aortic aneurysm story, what's yours? It's been eight years, and I'm not dead yet! Having a support group is a great boost to confidence. They can also help you to make the right treatment choices. Here are some sites that you might find useful. There are lots of helpful people out there who've been through it and worse. They understand how you feel, ... Read more
Incorporating Elliptical Trainer Aortic disease requires a wise approach to training. Incorporating elliptical trainer sessions into my 'save my aorta' training has the advantage of Zero impact Minimal hip flexion, with is good for the stability of my iliac artery stent grafts Can do a whole-body workout Progress is easily measured Can provide a solid core strengthening aspect My job is to ... Read more
Living With A Stent Graft Welcome! Hi! My goal is to provide you with the resources to you need to get your life back on track. There are lots of helpful people out there, so don't despair. Start talking to fellow travelers on the road to happiness, in spite of everything. One of the best places to start is Facebook, believe it or not. kev I expect you're here because you're living with a stent of some ... Read more
Are You Stuck In A Rut? Safe Exercise With A Stent? How? Get your wheels turning again with FitOldDog! Why a wheel? Because wheels work! Life goes in cycles. So does healthy exercise! Life has been using wheels effectively for over 2,500,000,000 years! The Stent Blog says, on exercise with a heart stent: "...really depends on you and what you did physically before your stent." I agree, but there's ... Read more
Aorta Patient's Perspective? After Aortic Surgery, You're Essentially On Your Own! It can't be helped! It's up to us, to help each other! Much Appreciated Aortic Surgeons Are Too Busy, Saving Other Lives! Aortic surgery is modern magic, that has saved my life, and that of countless others. New aortic surgery techniques could have extended the life of Albert Einstein, but he was born too soon. They did what ... Read more
Aneurysm Symptoms: Anxiety This song might seem trite, but it works for me! Life is brief, aortic aneurysm, or not! Aneurysm symptoms include considerable anxiety. What an interesting syndrome. And I thought I was the only one! I did, eventually, come to terms with it. Fortunately! What does one expect, when your main blood pipeline is in trouble. You wake up one day, to find you are an aortic ... Read more
FitOldDog Is A Lucky Aortic Patient Research Investment, And Lots Of People Thinking! Aortic stent technology has come a long way. Thank goodness. I was in the hospital overnight, for my abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft placement. Almost six(6) years later, I'm still competing in Ironman races. Here is a little about Albert Einstein's treatment for AAA - the best available at the time (Full article on ... Read more
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