TweetSo since last summer (still say it had a lot to do with the jab i had to take for work) my wind/endurance was shit and after dr ordered an echo it was determined my present since birth leaking aortic valve was at the end of it's uselful life and would need to be replaced or i was looking at a year maybe two tops. My pcp said it was actually my blasting in the gym that was the reason i was still alive as it forced my heart to pump the blood where it needed to go so it was working harder and if i was a sedentary sloth i'd already be dead. took awhile for wife to convince me to do it. after a couple false starts and postponement with the fakedemic cancelling surgeries i had aortic valve replaced, aortic aneurysm repaired and a single arterial bypass done on Feb 28th. been back to work since 2 weeks post surgery, been in the gym since 5th week after and been steadily increasing weights and reps to get back to where i want to be. bloodwork a month ago showed my test levels were 24ng/dl total testosterone and 4.7 ng/dl free testosterone and one of the meds i was on for a month after surgery caused my thyroid to be quite low. thyroid is back to normal and running test to bring things back to where i want. on a mission to be a 55 year old beast again.