:D Isn't it fun to be healthy?! So happy you found a way to do both--Congrats!
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:D Isn't it fun to be healthy?! So happy you found a way to do both--Congrats!
Congratulations on your achievement and progress to a healthier lifestyle! :D
Wishing you many happy rides!
FANTASTIC!!! I'm so proud of you for taking charge of your health! http://img2.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/sign/sign0200.gif And as a bonus, I think you'll get the best photo ops from the bike. :D
outstanding!
How fantastic that you discovered the blockage and had it corrected - and a year later - look at you! This has made my day. I was on a ride in the Napa Valley in August and a friend of mine was on a tandem with her husband. Long story short, we came upon an ambulance - and it was my friend's husband. He had a heart attack on the road. Lucky for him, a cardiac surgeon was riding behind them and also a nurse - they revived him with CPR after 25 - 35 minutes of working. A helicopter was brought in and he had 2 more heart attacks before reaching the hospital. He had major blockage and wasn't aware of it. He was released from the hospital 4 days later and was walking the neighborhood within a weeks time. So hooray for medical advancement and good luck with your continued progress. Bekki
That's so cool! Good for you!
Awesome stuff, Wildhawk! Congratulations on the 50k and even bigger congratulations on the better health. :D
Thanks everyone for the cheers and sharing my joy!Quote:
Originally Posted by vinbek
Vinbek: he was very fortunate to have a surgeon right there! With my blockage I did not have any symptoms. Women generally do not show symptoms until after menopause, which I haven’t gone through yet. I woke with a case of benign positional vertigo which scared the daylights out of me and when I saw my primary care doctor she ran an EKG and it showed a tiny little blip. She said it was probably nothing but that she wanted me seen by a cardiac doctor to be sure. When I did my stress test last year I failed miserably - they did a cardiac cath that revealed the blockage and then 3 weeks later I had the stents done. If I had not had that case of unrelated vertigo, I would have been like your friend. And I am extremely thankful that my doctor is so thorough!! Now I can’t wait to get back out on the trail tomorrow and start training again!! Thanks again everyone!!
Great news. I love hearing about your success -- you are inspiring, and I will think about you when I'm slogging through hill practice.
Pam
congrats!!:D
<We met so many other great people, learned alot about cycling and enjoyed the trail so much that we are planning on going back for a metric century and then a full century in the next couple of months.>
yep... that's what happens... next year you'll be doing a tour every weekend. cycling and clying peeps rock:D
It's so good to hear actual stories of how living a healthy lifestyle really works.
I'm sure you have inspired others. Great job!!