10 June 2012

2 Years And 7 Months... LVAD Life As I Know It

At the risk of sounding redundant, quality of life couldnt be better for me.  I often think of how I felt prior to my LVAD implant in November 2009.  It is like night and day.  From very short distances of walking to almost unlimited amounts of walking. I have gone from a tentative Iron Man to a one that pushes my limits in an effort that safely tests my LVAD limits and my own Native Heart.

In FACT 2 days ago my wife and I walked close to 8 miles throughout Manhattan with approximately 3 1/2 miles of walking on the High Line in the Meat Packing District.  if you dont know what the High Line is, visit here: www.HighLine.Org

The High Line is truly an Oasis located on a former elevated Train line that the Meat Packing District used for deliveries.  It stands to be the most beautiful and innovative Boardwalk that I have ever walked on.  Views of the NYC and NJ skylines as well as interactive displays of nature... nestled between a beautifully landscape walk of Art, flowers, trees, grass, water.  The scent of the flowers almost blanket the entire walk from end to end. there is also a "river inspired" water display that tricks the mind into thinking we are at a river bank :-)

So, without my HeartMate II / LVAD things such as this i couldnt enjoy. I am blessed to be able to reap from the benefits of my HeartMate II

AND THE GOOD SAGA CONTINUES...


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2 comments:

  1. Teutonic13July 8, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    http://circuitsurfers.com/2012/07/08/help-o-negative-donor-heart-needed/

    Your's is NOT a fading star !

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  2. Thomas MartinAugust 18, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    Hey there!! Sounds like everything is going great! As a former LVAD patient, I also know how terrible you can feel from heart failure and how normal you feel with the LVAD. I went one step further and decided to find a way to cure my heart. After much research, hope and prayer AND finding a doctor willing to work with me, I embarked on my own path to healing. It all seemed to work and 15 months after the implant, my LVAD was removed and I am back to life with my own heart. I have written about my journey, lessons learned and my specific path in my book, "One Percent: My Journey Overcoming Heart Disease." by Thomas Martin http://www.amazon.com/One-Percent-Journey-Overcoming-Disease/dp/1600476694/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323012873&sr=8-1
    and I now speak to groups about taking control of their own health and options available to them. Good luck to you too!

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