indyfabz

Good luck!

But in my unique case...I was born with a congenital heart defect (hole between the ventricles causing my aortic valve to leak a bit). My case was minor but was predicted to require corrective surgery around the age of 30-35. It became necessary at age 25. A few years earlier I had lost 90 lbs in 9 months (6' 2", went from 265 lbs. to 175 lbs.) through diet change and cycling. I was in the best shape I had ever been in up to that point in my life. My medical team thinks all the cycling I was doing actually hastened the need for me to have my aortic valve replaced. Sucky thing to happen at that age. Even though I knew it was a possibility, I never thought it would happen at such a young age. I wasn't even done my school. I guess the blessing was that my age likely aided in my recovery. It also did not disrupt work.