Visit to the cardiologist
I am now 7 months post op and today I saw a cardiologist for the first time. Both of my parents had by pass operations in their 70's and one brother had a bypass at age 56. I am almost 52.
I always dreaded a stress test because of the treadmill. Today, no problem. They had to get the slope pretty high and the speed at 3.5 mph to get my heart rate up for the test.
They also did a circulation test on the extremeties. They put blood pressure type cuffs around your upper arms, thighs and ankles and then test for the heart beat.
He said my heart looks good under stress and the extremeties test looked good.
For exercising, he said I could get my heart rate up to 170 with no problem.
It feels good to have my health back under control. Just 7 months ago, that was far from the case.
Surgery Date 04-22-14 HW 2011 388(lost 60lbs on WW, regained 40) Surgery Consult Weight 1/10/14 - 367 SW 357 - CW 9/15 210.
Stalls are your body's way of telling you not to get too cocky.
5K - 1st 59:00(9/14) PR 33:45(9/15)
10K - 1:14(10/15) 1/2 - 1st 3/20/16
That's fantastic-great job!
HW 285 SW 248 CW 218 Surgery date: 12/2/14 "Life itself is the proper binge." Julia Child
"Never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.'' Winston Churchill
Fantastic! Way to go!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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Thanks everyone. He was pretty impressed with my results. He was familiar with the sleeve but hadn't any patients until me with one. He said the patients that had the lap band usually lost very little weight.
Surgery Date 04-22-14 HW 2011 388(lost 60lbs on WW, regained 40) Surgery Consult Weight 1/10/14 - 367 SW 357 - CW 9/15 210.
Stalls are your body's way of telling you not to get too cocky.
5K - 1st 59:00(9/14) PR 33:45(9/15)
10K - 1:14(10/15) 1/2 - 1st 3/20/16
