3 weeks since my op, and i feel awesome. managed 5 mins cycling yesterday, and 10 minutes today. heart rate normal, no breathlessness.
managed to walk since the day i came home from hospital, managed 2 miles slowly yesterday, all fine.
i am not a daft bloke and know when my body dont want me to do something.
question is, the handbook your are given after heart surgary, it must be based on sedentry poorly people. some of the things it tells you not to do, i am managing already.
for cycling it says 3 months, which seems a hell of a long time.
when i went in hospital, they did a health check, weight, bloods, bp, cholesterol, everything. the cardiologist said i was fit and healthy, but with a wiring problem.
i spoke to the cardiologist on the day i came home….i asked him when it was ok for me to cycle, he told me when i felt ok to do so with no adverse effects.
he said dont ride offroad until all the pain from my sternum had gone, which is obvious, he said the 3 month thing was for the chestplate to heal, so if you were riding on the road at a steady pace you should go with how you feel.
i feel fine, my chest aches a bit, not to much tho. only need paracetamol on a morning after sleeping on my side and feeling a bit crushed.
after my deep breathing excersises i feel good.
so as long as i go steady and slowly, using easy gears, and avoiding any big hills, should i listen to my body and ride my bike?
