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Dan Marcantel uploaded a photo
6 years ago (August 16, 2019)
👍 Shannon Gray reacted to this
WOW 3 years ago I had Mitral valve surgery at Mayo August 03/2016. It did a number on my body and I gained about 40 lbs in 2 years. Found out my metabolism slowed down , my male hormones changed but once that got sorted out I started getting back... Read more.
That is an accomplishment! Not trivial at all- best wishes in your competitions!
Dan Marcantel uploaded a photo
8 years ago (February 12, 2018)
Hard to believe this is what I looked like 18 months ago. Time sure has flew by. Had my check up and Mitral valve repair is still intact and looking good. Still not happy with my workouts and some other small things to work on but I do feel great.... Read more.
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I remember hating these pics I was holding close to 30 lbs of fluid all in my big ol belly.
It is amazing how time flies once you've "recovered" from heart surgery. I say "recovered", because I don't know that we ever mentally recover from a life changing event such as heart surgery. Great to see that you're doing well.

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