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3 weeks since my op, and i feel awesome. managed 5 mins cycling yesterday, and 10 minutes today. heart rate normal, no breathlessness.
managed to walk since the day i came home from hospital, managed 2 miles slowly yesterday, all fine.
i am not a daft bloke and know when my body dont want me to do something.
question is, the handbook your are given after heart surgary, it must be based on sedentry poorly people. some of the things it tells you not to do, i am managing already.
for cycling it says 3 months, which seems a hell of a long time.
when i went in hospital, they did a health check, weight, bloods, bp, cholesterol, everything. the cardiologist said i was fit and healthy, but with a wiring problem.
i spoke to the cardiologist on the day i came home....i asked him when it was ok for me to cycle, he told me when i felt ok to do so with no adverse effects.
he said dont ride offroad until all the pain from my sternum had gone, which is obvious, he said the 3 month thing was for the chestplate to heal, so if you were riding on the road at a steady pace you should go with how you feel.
i feel fine, my chest aches a bit, not to much tho. only need paracetamol on a morning after sleeping on my side and feeling a bit crushed.
after my deep breathing excersises i feel good.
so as long as i go steady and slowly, using easy gears, and avoiding any big hills, should i listen to my body and ride my bike?
Ton, I'm not a medic by a long chalk, but I would err on the side of caution here and, at the very least, have a chat with your cardiologist before getting too into exercise.
When I got burned, I took time off to heal because there was always the chance of clots forming at the site and, even with the warfarin, causing problems. Just take it easy ok?
You using a heart rate monitor?
Turbo trainer...
Good to hear you have the mojo back, just take it easy 💡
The trails and roads are going nowhere.....
so as long as i go steady and slowly, using easy gears, and avoiding any big hills, should i listen to my body and ride my bike?
Yes. That is after all what you've said the specialist told you to do.
Take it easy and build up slowly. I felt the same as you after major surgery, feeling strong and confident I was recovering quickly until, POP! Incisional hernia and it looked like I had a football tucked under my shirt.
[i]Listen to your body?[/i] No, I think you should listen to your [b]wife[/b] 😉
Listen to your body? No, I think you should listen to your wife
i wouldnt dare do anything else...... 😆
I would go with a turbo for a while. I have had various leg ops and do find it very hard/impossible not to push too much when out riding about, take it slow.
samuri, if i carry on feeling this much better every day, i might take you up on that......... 😆
In the grand scheme of things 3 months isn't that long to wait before getting back on your bike, I'd err on the side of caution and let your chest plate heal. Gentle spinning on a turbo should be OK, but leave off the trails for a while.
(I had open heart surgery many years ago and had a blood clot afterwards which nearly did for me.)
Why you might manage some of things it doesn't mean it's a good idea. Talk to your cardiac nurse as I won't give out anymore advice than that.