John's Journal

I am 68 yo. I had open heart surgery in Feb 2024 to replace an aortic valve and a dilated ascending aorta.
I have continued my post op rehab by going to the gym 4-5 times a week and training with weights.
After training for it, 6 months after my surgery in August 2024,
I completed a 9 mile quarter marathon in Sydney.
In January 2025 (almost 1 year after surgery) I started to experience an irregular heart beat. The irrgegular heart beat has been diagnosed as an ectopic heart beat and is being monitored.

I would appreciate any thoughts you have on this or any similar experiences.

6 months after my open heart aortic valve replacement surgery I completed the Sydney (Australia) 2024 "City 2 Surf" 14 km (almost 9 miles) fun run in 2 hrs and 20mins which translates to a speed of 6km/hr (almost 3.7 miles/hr)