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I have managed to stay fit and healthy despite challenges like having both hips replaced at age 60 and a heart valve replacement at age 64.
My blog chronicles my adventures in rehab and staying active.
https://bionicoldguy.blog/
The secret is a positive attitude and working around limitations.
Because of the hips I had to give up running so I got intoin walking, hiking, bicycling and paddling. Rehab from the heart valve was tougher than expected because I got fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion) as a side effect. But I gutted it out and an now fitter than ever and it feels great.
My latest adventure is breaking my collarbone in a freak bike past (see the blog post "rehabbing, again!" for details). No problem- walking and stationary cycling for 6 weeks, then some work to get mobility and strength back on the right side. Onward!
Good luck with your surgery, Getting the heart valve replaced was one of the best things I've ever done. I feel a lot more vigorous now, at 70, than I did at 65 before the surgery. Adam Pick's website is a gold mine of information on heart valve surgery
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