Originally Posted by
tim24k
Welcome to the club. I had two stents put in my heart med March of this year. The doctor said I could and I did get back on the bike in two weeks. That was the hardest two weeks ever, some times getting old is just no fun. I’m glad it went well for you. I’m down to only 25 grams of fat in my diet a day. Are you going to do a medically supervised cardiac rehabilitation program? If not you should look into it. It really helps a lot.
I had a heart attack 9 yeARS ago Oct. 27 and also had a stent inserted then.I quit smoking drinking and now am going to concentrate on my diet which i neglected shamefully.In all fairness diet ,in my experience,is secondary in dropping your cholesterol,after meds,I went 3 months eating like an angel and the cholesterol dropped just a few points.Then the statins came and the readings plummetted.However I admit my eating habits are shameful.I have however dropped 20 lbs.since May since I started biking.All other health factors including cholesterol amd BP have improved markedly.The heart episode was a big surprise.