You're Not Alone! And You Can Get Your Life Back On Track. There are lots of helpful people out there, who've been through it and worse. They understand how you feel. They know what you need to know, if you, a family member or friend, are living with aortic disease. Please fill out the brief survey: Much of my work is related to aging, and how we can enjoy our "golden years," whatever comes along. If you want ... Read more
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Repaired And Back To Ironman Training
Stent Repaired Back on the bike, with more than traffic to deal with! Another Opportunity To Change The Way I Move, To cope with aging and Ironman with stent! Gave my first talk on that book a couple of days ago! Abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft repair was a success! Found out today! Thanks UNC Endovascular! Following my left common iliac stent repair, at UNC CH, by a great endovascular team, I ... Read more
Aortic, Heart And Stent Surgery Survey, To Improve Patient Outcomes!
Living With Vascular, Heart Or Aortic Disease? A confidential survey, to help patients improve the process! All data made available publicly AND confidentially, at this link! Create your own user feedback survey Designed based on my AAA stent graft experiences. Just read the survey questions, and you will: Be better prepared for your surgery, the hospital stay, interactions with ... Read more
Aortic Surgery: Fourteen Simple Tips To Help Your Patients!
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
Test Your Body Awareness Skills, To Cure Plantar Fasciitis, Prevent Sports Injury, Handle Aging Challenges And Aortic Disease
FitOldDog's Endoscopy Using Body-Awareness To Look Inside For Medical Reasons! Body-Awareness Is Your First Line Of Defense Body-awareness skills? When I talk about this subject, which is dear to my heart, I'm reminded of poor old Ignaz. Few people are listening, but I know I'm on the right track. How do I know? Like Ignaz, I've tested it on my own life. When I propose a simple test, people say, ... Read more
Aortic Dissection: No Exercise Is NOT Safe Exercise!
No Exercise Causes Your Body To Decay Aortic Aneurysm Or Aortic Dissection Clearly, Exercise Is Critical For Injury Recovery But How? "...that's great but I'm 13 months post dissection and banned from all exercise until my bp comes down which itself has caused more problems." Facebook response to post on my survey on "Living With Aortic Disease." NOTE: Exercise was critical for my recovery from a ... Read more
Aortic Disease From The Patient’s Perspective: Research Survey
Aortic Disease Comes With Challenges I work to optimize the outcome, from the patient's perspective! As a researcher, I like to do research, to solve people's problems. Aortic disease provides some interesting responsibilities for the patient. Your doctors and surgeons, unless they live with you, can't guide your every step. The more you are involved in preparing, undergoing, recovering from, and then ... Read more
Vegan Athlete With Aortic Stent: Luckier Than Albert Einstein!
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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