For those that asked for an up date.. yay a I did it! Well thats that demon put to bed… smashed the ride up that same bloody hill. 1 year and 7 days since my heart attack, and yes that’s a satisfied grin on my face.
Thanks to you all for all your support, even to those who don’t realise just what their post have meant. I’ve followed the journeys of so many on here. Thanks guys
👏👏👏👏 well done!!! Life after, after all. 😀😀😀
Well done! As an ex cyclist I can say that's such an achievement! That hill looks really steep, where is it? Wish my heart would let me do that.
Jean
This is the mountain between Mazarron and Taliente in Murcia Spain. A great route up the rambla and bit of technical descent followed by a real fast sweeping run down the rambla el canar. A real adrenaline rush and some amazing scenery
Sounds lovely.
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Well done and you deserve that satisfied grin on your face x
Biggest demon would have been the fear inside, I need to follow, not up hill on bike, but keeping on trying. Well done!!
You are correct. For me the first 8 months I lived fear of everything, then I can’t exactly put my finger on when or for what reason that changed. I just felt I had to put that behind me. Don’t get me wrong there are still times when I fear the unknown, but I try logically overcome those. I take my meds, I watch my diet, and try to stick well below my max heart rate as advised by Cardio rehab. I realise I’m extremely lucky to still be here, we as a group are the lucky ones, so many didn’t make it this far
It is about changing your view, looking forward or back. Thank you for giving me and others inspiration. Take care. Moni
Congratulations!! I’m very happy for you 😊
Awesome, awesome! 🤩🤩
Well done!👏👏👏
Well done and let your fight against ischaemic heart disease be a source of light and inspiration to others who may not be so resourceful as you are. I have said it before and say it again your first heart attack is big warning that something bigger is likely to follow that unless you take heed, the bigger beast may not as merciful as the first. People do not realise that heart attack not only present as chest pain. There are so many variants with different clinical presentation that can be deceptive and likely to be dismissed as something else and that can be a pitfall, a distraction. Recurrent back pain or heart burn, cold sweating without exercise without chest pain are of the many ways heralds acute myocardial infarction. Patients have been taking pain killers or antacids for years with some relief happy with the thought that even their doctors reassured them saying in absence of chest pain, it can't be ischemic heart disease. I can see you are getting lot of cardiovascular exercise which is great and apart from medication , did you have any non invasive procedure to unblock the beast. So sorry to write such a long letter.
Hi nilmonisikdar40. Yes I’d had years of indigestion symptoms, but more worryingly was about three months of attributing left shoulder pain as on going rotor cuff injury. Being a mountain biker, avid skier, and ex motorcrosser my poor body has taken a serious battering over the years. Despite being what I considers fit I’d missed some important telltale signs. I also have a long history of PTSD and thanks to another highly stressful life event things got the better of me. The day it happened I was pushing my body hard, a 650m climb up a goat track on the bike, it was hot, I was highly stressed, tired from weeks of not sleeping, dehydrated, and I guess just unlucky. Having discussions with my cardiologist it appears I had a bit of plaque break off causing a blockage in the LAD. Thanks to a superb stenting job done by a Spanish hospital I’m getting back towards my old levels of fitness. I am so grateful for a 2nd chance
Huge achievement and a big encouragement. You deserve to be proud of yourself and grateful, as we all are, to be here and alive. Well done !
Massive well done you!!!
Well done to you
Well done. Fantastic achievement both physically & mentally as both are equally challenging. You inspire others. I went in my shed and looked at my bike only last week, flat tyres and wishing I could get back on it one day. I am still not sure that will happen, but thank you for sharing as it definitely helps to keep that dream alive. Andrea
Congratulations!!!!
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