Knee Tendonitis, A Training Tool? Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) as a training tool, too? Absolutely! I love Ironman training, but if I push myself too hard my old knee tendonitis rears it's ugly head. Furthermore, I don't want to break my AAA stent graft (I did bugger it up once, but it's been fixed). How do knee tendonitis and an aneurysm come together as training tools? Having a life-threatening ... Read more
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Living With Aortic Disease, Exercising Wisely
Living With Aortic Disease Once you come to terms with having aortic disease. With or without surgery. Get your life back on track. One aspect of a life on track is healthy exercise. In my case, Ironman! I love it! Keeps me out of assisted living! But I approached my return to my sport carefully. Removing any training that might risk my stent, such as: Eliminated heavy squats in the gym. Went from the ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Aortic Surgery Recovery Guide
OR It is important to prepare for aortic surgery recovery. It takes training and planning, for an optimal outcome. Especially as you age. Older people really need more recovery time after a workout. And after surgery, because surgery is a workout - a tough one! I was talking to an engineer at Cook Medical. Where they made my abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft. He said to me, "Kevin, you have done ... Read more
Back In Ironman Training With My 5 Year Old Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft: Refuse To Lose!
Ironman training begins again, TODAY! It's all about attitude! I'm afraid that I neglected this blog for a while. I was distracted by (1) my business, (2) a pelvic problem, and (3) my recent animal rights work, but I'm back. Be consistent with your training. Whether you are working to reach the bathroom unaided. Or undertaking an ultra-marathon. Um! I'd like to do an ultra. I need to qualify for Boston again ... Read more
Thoracic Aortic Dissection Awareness – Living With Aortic Disease Can Be Tough!
If you survive an aortic dissection, or another, less stressful form of aortic disease, such as in my case, an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), you'll need support from people who understand. Here are some people who understand - The Aortic Warriors Organization. I can often forget that I have an aortic aneurysm, due to the life-saving, and constant activity of Rupert, my magical Cook Zenith Abdominal Aortic ... Read more
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Half Ironman, Graft Versus Stent, Graft Won!
Pauline and I had a very enjoyable, though hot, race at the 2015 Eagleman Half Ironman event, in Cambridge, Maryland, last weekend. Pauline left me far behind, but we both finished unhurt, unlike a number of people carried away in ambulances with heat stress or dehydration. Rupert (my Cook Zenith Stent Graft) and I were really looking forward to this race, not expecting a fast time, and not really competing with ... Read more
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Half Ironman Race, Graft Versus Stent, At Eagleman 2015
PLEASE NOTE: If you have aortic disease, don't undertake any kind of sport or exercise before you have carried out your own benefit/risk assessment, with the guidance of your medical advisors. In the fall of 2010, I started this blog, in the hopes of finding another Ironman-distance triathlete with an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft. I am yet to find such an athlete, but the first person to respond to my ... Read more
Aortic Disease From The Patient’s Perspective, And Raindrops On Roses
I love that line, 'raindrops on roses,' as it triggers all sorts of images of the beauty all around us. As I start to ramp up my training for the Western Australia Ironman, and feel my strength and resilience returning, I reflect on how lucky I am. I didn't have a crippling aortic dissection, just a whopping abdominal aortic aneurysm. It changed my life, making me appreciate today and all the good things in life ... Read more
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