Originally Posted by Travelinguyrt
There are a lot of folks out here similar to the older gent you speak off...........
Someone I'm very familiar with.....10years ago in April walked into DR's office not really complaining but mentioned to Doc of shortness of breath, Doc said lets have a look and listen, Ah...lets put you on the EKG steup,....AH there is a problem may be serious........lets get you to a cardiologist......3 days later did the whole stress test thing and the final step was the tread mill, DR started the machine shut it down after perhaps a minute...said Please have a seat I'll be back in a few minutes.........she returned said I have spoken with your DR and we have arranged to have you admitted to the ER immediately and I and my ass't will ride with you to the ER......they did...and she waited until the patient was in a bed with a nitro IV drip in the arm. 2 days later on the deck in the Operating room.....one artery 98% blocked another 75% blocked
Have a dream?......been ill?.......open the front door to the rest of your life
I rather think the old gentleman mentioned in the earlier post did just that
I did it........will never be the same again
When next you see someone bent a bit or walking slowly, smile and offer some encouragement, walk a short while with that person....you may be very pleasantly surprised
Riding a bike since 1990 and in 99 I had a chest pain- Phoned for ambulance----------3 months later a bypass. Similar story but I would like to point out that it is not only the unfit that have some serious problems. The point that really comes to me though is that when I had my problem I had the fitness to pull me through it. Cycling has done that for me, but Jogging- Gym work- walking- jogging etc. can all help in the physical fitness that you need when a major medical problem arises.
Yesterday a friend of mine went in for an operation on Bowel Cancer and he is not fit. He's younger than me but he has pulled through and and subject to checkups he is fine. The other thing he did not have was the mental capacity to deal with his problem. He has now as his daughter saw him this morning and he has asked to get details of the local Gym. That is off his own back as he has survived one scare and wants to be better prepared for the next.