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Overcoming Setbacks From A Poor Race Performance To A Major Health Problem

  Buddha told a parable in a sutra: “A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself … Continue reading →

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OK Cook Medical Wish Us Luck Rupert (My Zenith Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft) And I In Our Second Ironman Race Together

  Hi folks, Well, here we go, Rupert and I, thanks to Cook Medical and the skill of Joe Fulton and his team, to do the Lake Placid Ironman together for the second time. Gun goes off at 7:00 am tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Life After Abdominal Aortic Surgery: Two Years On And Two Days Before The Lake Placid Ironman Race 2012

  Hi folks, The Lake Placid Ironman is a delightful trip down memory lane for me. Each time I return and continue my work towards qualifying for the Hawaii Ironman, which is not my prime motive, I always meet new … Continue reading →

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You Can Have Sex After Abdominal Aortic Surgery But You Might Want To Be Careful At First

FitOldDog says that you can have a good sex life as you age, if you have solid self esteem and you stay in shape, and this applies to those with abdominal aortic surgery, but you have to be careful following you surgery. Continue reading →

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Hopes, Dreams, Worry, Sleep, And The Joy Of Fresh Peaches with Hoop Cheese At Three AM In New Jersey

FitOldDog’s advice about life after abdominal aortic surgery is that you have to grab it by the balls, do something, exercise and eat and live life to the full, as Tim Ferriss recommends in The Four Hour Work Week. Continue reading →

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Why Is FitOldDog Competing In The Lake Placid Ironman Again With His Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft?

FitOldDog’s advice is to live life to the full, and how he does this, using the Lake Placid Ironman to explore safe exercise for better health after abdominal aortic surgery, is explained in a short video by Meghan Truesdell. Continue reading →

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All Fueled Up At Johnny’s And Heading North With My Cook Zenith Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft (Rupert) To Compete In The Lake Placid Ironman Again (Fun!!!!!)

FitOldDog’s advice is ‘nothing venture nothing gain, so he is taking his Cook Zenith stent graft to the Lake Placid Ironman again, for fun. Continue reading →

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