Posted by Jim Pope on September 13, 2001 at 07:21:56:
In Reply to: QUESTION FOR POST MAZE EXERCISERS posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on April 27, 2001 at 19:27:42:
I began swimming about a month after the maze. It took about a year to build up to what I thought was normal, but after two years, I felt even better. Dr. Cox said the heart heals quickly, normally within a couple of weeks. The longer term effect is from the anethesia(?) and being on the heart/lung machine (which does nasty things to the red corpusles). I did not experience the heavy feelings experienced by others, and actually felt quite good during my 6 month follow-up at Barnes. After I did the treadmill test, Cox sent me home saying no further tests were necessary.