Exercise After Triple Heart Bypass Posted: 08-03-06 22:48pm
I am a 57 year old male.In august last
year I quite unexpectedly had severe chest
pains, which after a angiogram was told it
was severe angina. I had one artery
totally blocked, one 90% blocked & one
70% blocked. It resulted in me having a
triple bypass. Before this I was very
active & was a keen runner. I had
smoked up until I was 30 & in later
years I smoked 40 a day. I have not
smoked for 27 years.
I attended basic rehabilitation classes at
the hospital & then went onto a
further rehab course at my local gym, with
an instructor especially qualified in
taking patients with heart related
problems. I finished the 10 week course
& still go to the gym. I have within
the last 3 months started running again,
under supervision from my instructor. I
have gradually progressed to being out for
50 minutes. I walk for a total of 35
minutes & jogged on & off for 15
minutes. Now I am having problems in
being able to run for more than 2/3
minutes without getting very breathless.
I stop & walk for a couple of minutes
& then resume my running.
My question is....Now as my arteries are
working 100% & the blood etc is
flowing as it should. Am I having
problems with my lungs (due to having
smoked for all those years) but is only
just coming to light since my bypass?
