It's Julie from MN, formerly Amadeus,I couldn't retrieve my former screen name after the big forum overhaul for some reason.
Anyhow! I am so happy and overjoyed to be going on this trip, there was a time when it didn't look like I would ever be doing any kind of intense physical activity again.
After enjoying good health all my life, last year I was suprisingly diagnosed with congestive heart failure (idiopathic cardio myopathy). I thought that I had aggravated my existing mild asthma, WRONG. My left ventricular output was down to a dismal 10% which is technically speaking "almost dead" normal is 60%. My primary doc had tears in her eyes when she told me, the cardiac doc's wanted to get me psyched up for heart transplant, but I KNEW I could get better and I insisted on giving my heart a chance. And by God, I did. AND one of the most interesting things I found out was that my level of cardiac fitness was possibly all that saved me.
I am so happy to say I have come a long, long way and am back to 45% output for the left ventricle in January of this year and I suspect that number has gone up. I have clearance from my doc's to participate in what I choose as long as I pay attention to how I feel and modify if necessary. Lol, maybe Cedie or Brenda can demo modifications in the back with me
Soooo many times after I signed up for the RT I really thought about canceling (just ask Den Mother Debbie). I was so afraid it would all be too much for me and that I'd just absolutely choke during the 8 classes, but I'm so happy I'm going.
I can't wait to meet everyone (time to warp this up, I'm starting to bawl now) This RT is going to be my personal victory lap! I hope everyone's with me!
Anyhow! I am so happy and overjoyed to be going on this trip, there was a time when it didn't look like I would ever be doing any kind of intense physical activity again.
After enjoying good health all my life, last year I was suprisingly diagnosed with congestive heart failure (idiopathic cardio myopathy). I thought that I had aggravated my existing mild asthma, WRONG. My left ventricular output was down to a dismal 10% which is technically speaking "almost dead" normal is 60%. My primary doc had tears in her eyes when she told me, the cardiac doc's wanted to get me psyched up for heart transplant, but I KNEW I could get better and I insisted on giving my heart a chance. And by God, I did. AND one of the most interesting things I found out was that my level of cardiac fitness was possibly all that saved me.
I am so happy to say I have come a long, long way and am back to 45% output for the left ventricle in January of this year and I suspect that number has gone up. I have clearance from my doc's to participate in what I choose as long as I pay attention to how I feel and modify if necessary.
Lol, maybe Cedie or Brenda can demo modifications in the back with meSoooo many times after I signed up for the RT I really thought about canceling (just ask Den Mother Debbie
). I was so afraid it would all be too much for me and that I'd just absolutely choke during the 8 classes, but I'm so happy I'm going. I can't wait to meet everyone (time to warp this up, I'm starting to bawl now)
This RT is going to be my personal victory lap! I hope everyone's with me!
