digbyg wrote:I am curious to know if there are any hikers out there still walking after heart surgery such as angioplasty? Has the operation made walking possible again, or is it still too hard?
digbyg wrote:Thanks for those stories. Makes me much more confident to get back on the trails.
digbyg wrote:Thanks for those stories. Makes me much more confident to get back on the trails.
digbyg wrote:Yes well, since the stent went in in Jan 2015, I have now walked 600km of the Hans Heysen Trail, in 2015, then in 2016 800 km along the Pacific Crest Trail, High Sierras section.
So apart from bleeding like a stuck pig for every minor scratch due to the aspirin etc, I'd say that post surgery is far better than pre surgery. So far so good.
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