Post Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Exercise Posted: 03-10-06 03:03am
I am a 30 year old male who had a ruptured
aorta in a car accident 6 years ago. I
love to run and have just recently started
training via the galloway training program
for the chicago marathon. My
cardiologist found out about my training
for the marathon and said no way. ( he is
not a runner) when I do my long runs, I
follow the program closely, using a 5/1
run/walk split. I have currently ran 7
miles and feel great. My heart rate
during the running portions stays between
70-80% the whole time. Does anyone know
if this is dangerous or if it is healthy
for me to be running. I have a dacron
tube to repair the aorta and I think that
is their major concern (long term affects
of pressure bouncing back to heart)
anyone who has had this surgery or knows
someone who has had heart surgery and has
run a marathon would be great. Thanks
