If you are a heart patient who has gone on to make such a good recovery that your doctor/physician has agreed to let you return to your favourite sport "so long as you don't over do it!", then you might be interested in a website, launched in April 2002:
http://www.cardiacathletes.org/
This is a non-commercial, free website. In the forums you will meet many like-minded, friendly and interesting people from around the world to share your experiences with. You will learn much from others on how to heal your heart safely and effectively, to become fitter and healthier, to improve your sports performance, to stay positive and optimistic.
The site has been reorganized since I last posted.
On a personal note, I had a major heart operation at the end of September 2006 – aortic valve (mechanical) and aortic root replacement (Bental operation), mitral valve (mechanical) replacement, and pacemaker implanted (a result of the operation) – the consequence of a congenital condition (Marfan syndrome). On January 1, 2007 I completed a 5 km fun run (ran the whole way, albeit slowly), May 12 I ran a 15 km trail race, and May 26 I ran a 25 km trail race. While in none of these was I competitive, in none of them was I last either in my age group nor overall. I will be exploring exactly how far I can progress from here. Cardiac surgery does not mean an end to an active life-style.
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Started by Vinlander, Jun 02 2007 02:15 PM
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Posted 20 October 2008 - 02:42 PM
I'd just like to echo the recommendation of this website for anyone who has/had a cardiac condition.
As a very active <30 year old it was a shock to be diagnosed with a hereditary cardiac condition requiring implantation of a pacemaker and defibrillator a month ago. However am now back running and looking forward to resuming swimming, skiing, rock climbing etc in the very near future. The cardiac athlete website was exactly what I needed when I was trying to find information about being active after my operation. So much information out there is for older inactive people it was a great relief to find out that there were others like me out there!
As a very active <30 year old it was a shock to be diagnosed with a hereditary cardiac condition requiring implantation of a pacemaker and defibrillator a month ago. However am now back running and looking forward to resuming swimming, skiing, rock climbing etc in the very near future. The cardiac athlete website was exactly what I needed when I was trying to find information about being active after my operation. So much information out there is for older inactive people it was a great relief to find out that there were others like me out there!
