This morning marked the beginning of the "rebuilding". I did a 40 minute 10 mile ride on the Giant. After a short warmup, I tried some efforts for some benchmarks. My cardio is way down. That's got to come first, I guess. I think I'm going to have to do some running to help build that back up. Apparently the surgery and the huge fluid buildup after it really stressed my heart and lungs. My lungs are back, but my heart isn't. Then, there is the muscle loss. Along with that are the fat stores - the "long term" energy banks. They're gone. When I cook off the glycogen in a short effort, there is nothing left to sustain, and recovery can take three or minutes. OMG...
I've a long way to go. However, when I think back to how pitiful I was 6 or 7 years ago, I'm a total monster!
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