{"id":488,"date":"2008-08-13T05:16:34","date_gmt":"2008-08-13T10:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/08\/13\/golfing-after-open-heart-surgery-dennis-does\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T19:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T00:22:48","slug":"golfing-after-open-heart-surgery-dennis-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/08\/13\/golfing-after-open-heart-surgery-dennis-does\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfing, Heart Surgery And Dennis&#8217; Hole-In-One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I stunk at golf before heart surgery. Really, in thinking about it, that might be an understatement. Now, it is several years after my open heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Guess what?<\/p>\n<p>I still stink at golf!<\/p>\n<p>But, that is not the point I&#8217;m trying to make. Here&#8217;s the point&#8230; Many patients head into heart surgery in a world of uncertainty with questions like &#8220;Can I do this activity post-surgery?&#8221; or &#8220;Will I be able to do that after surgery?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All of these doubts are completely rational. I did the exact same thing when I was rolled in for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/aortic-valve-replacement-surgery.php\">my aortic valve replacement operation<\/a>. But, I&#8217;m here to tell you, after a double heart valve replacement, that you can fully recover and you can restore your body to re-achieve whatever you set your mind too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Images\/golf-heart-surgery.jpg\" alt=\"Golfing After Heart Surgery\" width=\"288\" height=\"396\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nIf golfing is your thing before heart surgery. Well, golfing should be your thing after heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick story about Dennis. I\u00a0met Dennis during my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2007\/08\/10\/cardiac-rehab-program-recovery-tip\/\">three-month cardiac rehab program<\/a>. Originally from Scotland, the great-spirited Dennis is\u00a072 years old and full of energy.<\/p>\n<p>One day, Dennis walked into the cardiac rehab (at Torrance Memorial Hospital) and blurted out, &#8220;I went golfing this morning! I shot\u00a0a HOLE-IN-ONE.\u00a0My first time in over fifty years of playing golf!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We erupted in encouraging shouts and applause for Dennis and his amazing accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me and Dennis&#8230; You can fully recover from heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Related Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2008\/10\/08\/after-bovine-replacement-a-fib-kenneth-strokes-best-golf-score-ever\/\">Ken&#8217;s Best Round Of Golf After Heart Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2013\/09\/03\/recovery-tips\/\">6 Tips to Prepare You For Heart Surgery Recovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2010\/02\/19\/start-cardiac-rehabilitation-begin\/\">When Do Patients Start Cardiac Rehabilitation?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2025\/03\/20\/marathon-runner\/\">123 Days After Heart Surgery, Justin Runs A Marathon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep on tickin!<br \/>\nAdam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patient-stories"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42088,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/42088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}