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Exercise, Sport, Physical Activity After Stent (2009 archive)
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Current Postings on This Page (37): • I was a fit, non-smoking, 20yr vegetarian. As a 41 year old, I was running
around 25-30 miles a week with more miles during training for marathon and triathlon
events. I had completed 4 marathons in the preceding 3 years, along with 2 olympic
distance triathlons. It was November 2007 when my trouble surfaced suddenly during
a weekend run -I started feeling winded and unable to complete even 2 miles.
No pain but unable to run -I recognized I needed to be checked out. I was diagnosed
with CAD (no MI) after a stress echo and had a stent put -- my LAD was about
90% occluded. I was running comfortably within a week.(4-6 mi). Lesser evidence
of narrowing was seen in two other vessels during the initial angiogram and despite
it being asymptomatic for me, I elected to have a second procedure (2 add'tl
stents) 3 mo later to open those spots. Following the procedures I got varying
advice from doctors/cardiologists regarding running. Some said running is great
- but no need to go so far as marathons. Others said just train up gradually
and you should be fine. After several 15 to 21m training runs I did the Santa
Barbara Marathon last weekend and followed with another 21 miler yesterday. • My 65 year old father has had two stints [stents]
implanted and will need two more (he also has COPD). He`s insisting on
buying a dune buggy, is this recommended
or even advisable? • Amalia in Pakistan -- diet and exercise are important,
but THE most important thing you can do to help prevent further disease
(and we're sure you know this) is to stop smoking -- completely. It's
hard because it is a drug, an addiction. Maybe your cardiologist can
recommend
some
programs
to help you stop. But once you stop, you WILL feel better in many ways
and as a bonus, you'll have reduced your risk factors considerably. • I am 60 years old male and had an angioplasty
in June 2009 after severe heart attack with two stents, one in left anterior
descending artery (tight mild
stenosis) and 2nd in mid left circumflex artery (Tight stenosis after the origin
of first obtuse marginal branch). Although, I have changed life style to some
extent, I am unable to quit smoking completely. I have reduced weight from 80kg
to 72kg through morning walk and dietary control. Please advise about preventions. • I'm 65 years old and i want to know what can
i do after i do stent (stent graft y shape in artery) if i should do
any exercise. please let
me know. i much obliged for your cooperation. • I am 34 years old and gone through Angioplasty
a month back. After that, doctor recommended for 45 minutes walk, lots
of tablet, and diet food. I am normal
on weight and height, No cholesterol, sugar, blood pressure and never complained
of heart problem before in my life. My question is How long I have to take
tablets and diet food? Is it lifetime? • Hi,can anyone tell me the reason for not being
permitted to drive for 5 days after balloon angioplasty and 2 DES placed
in left femoral artery. Dr. said you just can't ... no explanation, but
said I could golf after 48 hours, this makes no sense to me, since golfing
is more strenuous than driving. I have tried to find any reason for these
instructions but have had no luck. Maybe someone here has been told why
this restriction. I will Thank you in advance for any insight on this,
Thanks. • Anantharaman -- your story of being able to run
marathon-length races is a great encouragement to all readers
-- it IS possible to move forward! As for exercise and stent thrombosis,
we don't
know of any studies linking the two. Stent thrombosis is a clotting
of
the blood in the stent. While its causes are somewhat elusive,
the main risk factors are early cessation of dual antiplatelet therapy
(aspirin
and clopidogrel) or an individual's resistance to said therapy. • I am 57 year old male. In June 2009, I had one
stent placed due to 90% blockage in PLV, which I understand is not a
main artery. In end July, Dr did a TMT and cleared me fit enough to run
my half-marathon,
which I have been doing over last 3 years. Now I am practicisng for my
21 km run in Singapore (6 Dec 09). I am slow, and finish the run in 2:45
Hrs. I feel healthy now while practicing. But I keep hearing of stent
thrombosis, which worries me. Could you throw some light as to whether
a long run will
aggrevate chances of thombosis? I have also started feeling drowsy -
like I haven't slept after taking a sleeping pill. Sometimes I get headache,
but my BP is nomal (130/80). Is it due to Plavix (Clopilet 75 mg twice
daily), which I take along with Ecosprin? • Archie -- talk to your cardiologist about this,
but if there have been no complications from the access site, patients
should be able to resume normal activity. • Hi, I'm 77 years old and just had an angiogram
which showed everything was normal(slight attack caused by stress.) no
blockage. Angiogram performed
10 days ago, how soon can I get back golfing? • Hi, I'm a 42 year old female whose has undergone
2 open heart surgeries, 1 at 11yrs old and another at 15yrs old. About
a month ago, I had pain in the chest and was advised that it was a mild
heart attack. Few days later, I had a stent inserted on my main artery,
as cardiologists felt it was too risky to operate 3rd time. It's taken
about a month for me to feel normal again. I am determined to be more
active and exercise more after reading these experiences from you all.
Thanks!
I feel better about my stents now! • Mike -- some patients on the topic "Not
Feeling Well After Stenting" report unexpected reactions as
well, many of which do go away in time. One question: did you start any
new medications at the time of stenting -- sometimes these have
side-effects which can be relieved by adjusting or changing a med. Let
us know how your test goes. • I am a 55 year old male that had two stents placed in the circumflex December
2008. I am in good physical condition (120 total cholesterol, 117/76 blood pressure)
and generally feel very well. My issue is a slight discomfort or mild burning
in my throat area when I jog. Sometimes it stops right after I start walking
and sometimes it lingers for many hours. I have no shortness of breath, no chest
pain. Initially I also had a strong aching in two bridges in the back of my mouth
on the right side during jogging but this has subsided. These issue began only
after having the stents put in. I have a follow-up stress echo in a couple of
weeks but I am curious as to what the forum has to say. • A multi-reply to several posts about how much
exercise is safe. Mike from Phillipines -- you point out an area where
stents are used not to open a blocked artery, as in Chris and Gary's case,
but
to
repair
an injury.
Successful
in your case. -- For all, as for training to your limits or how much exercise
is ok, these are recommendations that need to be made by a cardiologist
or surgeon familiar
with your specific clinical
situation. Exercise is very individualized. Medical devices like stents
have radically changed the post-heart attack prognosis for many, allowing
levels of activity unheard of 20 or 30 years ago. But heavy-duty exercise,
like the type discussed here, is best done in consultation with a cardiologist,
possibly one with expertise in Sports Medicine. We
welcome others to send in their thoughts on this. • my name is chris 50year squash player i put 3
stents exactly an year ago as preventive measure since i had quadruple
blocked artery,since then i have quit smoking with proper diet but
put on 10 kgs of weight .can i do heavy strength training and play squash
for 2 hours and jog 5 days a week. i feel fit. advise me on the strength
training
part. • I had a heart attack 5 years ago when I was 46,
one coronary artery was 95% blocked, a stent was placed to fix this. Another
partial blockage of about
70% was on a branch and was a bit risky to stent so was left alone. No ongoing
problems/symptoms so far, no detectable heart damage. I have not had heart
rate above 100 beats a minute for some time as Doctor said I should avoid
running.
What are the dangers of maintaining a heart rate above 100? sudden burst of
speed could be a problem? I would like to get back into some cardio exercise
like boxercise
classes but am concerned about too high a heart rate, what do you think? • hi, i am a 28 year old healthy male that had
to have a stent installed on my right subclavian artery because of a
shrapnel piercing it, producing a false aneurysm. the stent was used to
cover up
the aneurysm. i got that shrapnel from a mortar attack in afghanistan.
my blood pressure is normal, my cholesterol level is normal, so is everything
else. prior to that accident i am into weight / power training and cardio.
having normal blood values but having a stent in one of my arteries,
can i still train? and if i can still go back to training, can i still
train
up to the edge of my limits? could the stent affect all of
these? • Lee - check out the topic on "Not
Feeling Well After Stenting" and you'll find a number of patients
who've had similar reactions -- it seems that time is needed for the
system to "get used" to the opened artery and blood flow. Also
some meds may be causing some of these feeling (are you now taking meds
that you hadn't before the stent?)
Read over the topic and then talk to your cardiologist about it. • I'm 48 male, 180 lbs. Had systems of heavy chest.
Had a 2.25X16 drug eluding [eluting] stent put in last week. Was told
the Diagonal branch disease treatment with PCI would be too complex to
fix
at this time.
How soon after the first cath can you have another as some of the systems
such as shortness of breath and feeling tired
have not gone away. • I just got 5 stents put in and want to jog, play
baseball (sprint), weightlift and train for hockey. I'm 53 and eat using
the zone diet. How soon can I resume
my work outs? • Maria -- First of all, we're glad that you got
to a cath lab in time -- emergency angioplasty saves tens (if not hundreds)
of thousands of patients from a full-blown heart attack. FYI, the blockage
at the "Y"
(probably the junction
of the LAD and the Diagonal arteries) is
what's known as a "bifurcation lesion". These are somewhat more
prone to restenosis,
which
is why a drug-eluting
stent (DES) was a good choice. Your pain may or may not be anything, but
we always recommend that patients report any abnormal post-procedure pain
or angina to their interventional cardiologist, preferably the one that
did the original
stenting. • I was active,48 yo female (Cardio/yoga, hiking
6-10mi wk) when I started having symptoms. I had an emergency Angioplasty
with a DES stent placed in my
LAD (95% blocked). I'm told it was an difficult procedure (the widomaker) due
to the location of the blockage at the y of the branch. Two months later I am
having angina, at rest, mostly am and pm with tingling and pain extending to
left arm. Pain is very minimal, but troubling.?????? • My 12year old son has Transposition G Arteries/post
surgical.(First surgery 4days old.) Last few stents put in 8 mths ago.
He has 5 pulmonary stents. I need to know if he can play soccer, basketball
or baseball with boys up to age 14. Need link to get good answers, cardiologist
is wishy-washy about the answer. • No reason to think stenting causes bone loss.
Good to hear he's stopped smoking and drinking! • My dad had first heart stroke and got a stent
placed in LAD on Feb 17, 2009. His Ejection Fraction before stenting
was 35% and now it is 40%. Yesterday he fell down while trying to catch
an
auto and broke his forefinger. He is a chronic smoker and drinker and
stopped after this stroke. Is there any chance, that stenting will increase
the
fragility in bones? • Hap -- a relative of mine, same age as you, was
jamming on his alto sax only 48 hours after getting a renal (kidney) stent.
But you should discuss this with your cardiologist or doctor who knows
your particular clinical situation. • I have had a total of 4 stents installed in three
separate procedures over a 6-month period. Can I safely resume playing
my trombone? (I'm 76 years
old). • Chethan -- any smoking, even 3 a day, is harmful
to your arteries (and lungs, etc.) Even second-hand smoke has been shown
to cause health problems (which is why smoking is banned in many public
places). Perhaps your doctor can help you find a way or a support group
to help you stop. • i am 50 years old and undergone angioplasty 2
years ago. one and half years i have not smoked even a single cigarette.
now i am smoking 2 or 3 cigarettes per day.is it a problem . as i am
unable to stop 3 cigarettes how long i am away
from CAD. • RUNNERS! Check out the "Global
Heroes" marathon offer from Medtronic. Patients with stents (not AAA stent grafts, however)
are welcome to apply. • Pradeep -- biggest suggestion is to cut out smoking
entirely. Nicotine and other elements in cigarettes damage the lining of
the artery -- studies have shown that there is no safe level of smoking
(even second-hand smoke from other in your household or workplace can affect
you). Perhaps your doctor can recommend a smoking cessation program or
other therapy to help you. But your dietary changes and exercise are commendable!
Patients need to reduce
every
risk
factor
in
their control. • Hi, 32 yrs old I just go through angioplasty
with stent implantation in coronary artery which was 90% blocked. Now
I'm taking proper and regular diet (including green vegetables, fruits,
non
fatty foods). I have minimized smoking from 15 cigarettes to 3 cigarettes
per day. Stopped Chewing of tobacco, reduced consumption of tea. I have
started walking with my maximum speed every day morning for almost half
and hour followed by long breathings and exercises. How long could I
survive without coronary artery disease in this manner. Suggest me any
other precautions
to be taken to remain far away from CAD. • Eileen -- it's possible that the cardiologist
was concerned about the access site (probably in the groin artery) and
making sure it was properly healed -- not sure, but hope all goes well
on the 27th. Let us know. • I had a stent put into the artery to the left
kidney on December 17, 2008. I was told to not lift over 5 pounds and
only do moderate walking until I see the cardiologist for my second follow
up
on january 27. I am eager to get back to my therapeutic riding and to
more activity to get myself back into shape.
I don't really understand the wait. • Ashley -- the medical term for your problem is
"in-stent restenosis", where tissue grows inside the stent. This is the
main reason why medicated (drug-eluting) stents were developed. They have
the property of being able to keep tissue growth to a minimum. Treating
in-stent restenosis by placing another stent inside is a common off-label
use of drug-eluting stents. Your artery diameter seems to be 4.0mm
which is quite large. Make sure to stay on your antiplatelet meds (Plavix
and aspirin) as prescribed. • I am a 38 yo male who had to have a stent implanted in my LAD in December
2004 to fix an 85% blockage of the artery. Six months later restenosis had occurred
and my cardiologist implanted a second stent (medicated) inside of the first
one. I thought this was interesting but maybe a common practice since the first
stent was a Cobalt Steel 4.0 stent. Just recently I began feeling some serious
pressure on my chest after a martial arts clinic and ended up in the hospital
two days before Christmas. Unfortunately scar tissue had built up significantly
around the previous two stents causing a 50% blockage of the LAD. My cardiologist
decided to try a third (medicated) stent and implanted this one inside of the
previous two. Now, I've tried researching cases like mine but there doesn't seem
to be any information on the web about stacking stents, so I'm wondering if anyone
else has had this done or knows anything about the practice. In response to others
questions about exercise. I am a martial artist and within a few weeks after
each of my stent implants I resumed training (with in my limits). I practice
various styles from Karate, Aikido, Jujitsu, and Judo. I get thrown quite a bit
and have never had any issues with my stents. I guess my philosophy is...if I'm
going out, it won't be without a fight (figuratively speaking). I think if you
can handle the training whether it's weight lifting, running, walking, or even
martial arts then you should go for it. I guess it's as simple as "get busy living
or get busy dying".
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