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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Member Since: August 18, 2016

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7 years ago (August 3, 2018)
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Ted Miko
Hi everyone! I hope the Lord is blessing you. So... After 21months after receiving a bovine aortic valve ,I'm excited to say that I'm almost back to my pre surgery size and weight. I hope this isn't too pretentious with the pic or statement. But I just want to encourage... Read more.
Mark Wilbur
Inspiring! Thank you for sharing... and God bless.
Kirk Bepler
Great job.. How long did it take for you to be able to start working out with weights again?
Ted Miko
Hey Kirk. Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. I actually started training about 3 months after surgery. I did struggle with some training movements. Also I lost alot of size, from 228lbs to roughly 175lbs . from the surgery, so I was alot weeker. It had... Read more.

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