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Howdy Pilgrim, good to hear that you are taking a proactive stance in regard to your health. I have been stubborn for the last several years. Both my knees have severe osteoarthritis. I was not sold on having knee replacement surgery, but I finally have made the decision to have the surgery on both my knees with the intent of doing the Camino next year. God bless you and may you have a speedy recovery.[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
I had a heart attack at a young age 47, open heart surgery, two stents, and a pacemaker. I have 2/3 of a working heart and now seven Compostellas. Take your time, know your limits, sit down and watch the world. The Caminos are there for you.[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
Best wishes amigo peregrino! I look forward it seeing you on the trail![Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
You can Do It! Welcome to the Energizer Bunny Club.[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
Hope your recovery hoes to.plan and you will soon.be walking another Camino![Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
From reading the thoughts in your email, you will recover soon and will be walking a Camino as your 'new self.' Godspeed.[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
Wishing you all the best for a good outcome with this procedure Dave - I hope that all goes well and that we will see you up and about and ready for another Camino and many more wise words soon. Susanawee.[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
I appreciate your wishes, thank you; and please let me know how things are sorted out for a decision on your treatment. I can't imagine how you are feeling and coping with the issue of Parkinson's, but I can imagine the blessing that an effective 'pacemaker' would be to deal with the symptoms.Best of luck to you Dave and a fast recovery to celebrate the way you like with a fruitful walk on Camino.
I do understand your concern as at the end of the month, I have to give my Neurologist a decision to begin the study for a possible surgery to implant an electrode in my brain to help control my tremors due to Parkinson’s. That rod will be connected to A device similar to a pacemaker.
Today you will be added in my daily prayers for your prompt recovery and for you to keep us prepared with your advices.
Dave you are set for the future, you are now EV powered.
My wife had one fitted last year and is enjoying a far lighter step.
O'B.J.(i)
And shedding the 40 pounds I gained from not being active will definitely help tooWishing you a speedy recovery Dave. You will be able to walk further and faster now with your new engine hardware. Stay well.
I appreciate that, Peter. In many ways the constant fog and mental slowness was the worst of the symptoms and the scariest.@davebugg , appreciate the update and fantastic to hear that you are already feeling clearer headed. Wishing you a speedy recovery !
That is a great motivationYeh, great report. I forgot about a male walker at masters athletics who had it done 18 years ago and still going well at 72.
Thank you, Rachael. I gain courage and inspiration from the life stories of Forum members going through serious issues. If my posts do the same for another, I figure it is part of the 'giving back'.I’ve only rarely been checking the forum while I’ve been walking, but after seeing your original post, I popped back to see if there might be an update. Such good news. May the healing continue….and everyone else who is waiting for surgery on this forum experience as good an outcome as you have. Rest up well.
Wow. . thank you for saying that!!!Dave I wish you a full and speedy recovery! You have been so incredibly helpful on a personal level regarding equipment. HOKA Bondi’s 9th pair Speedgoat’s 3rd pair…socks…Gossamer Gear Gorilla backpack! In my house I simply refer to DaveBugg to explain purchases
Some personal experience on health front heart issues 20 years ago, partially detached retina requiring emergency flight home while on a Camino and now upcoming surgery.
Heal, rest and come back stronger than ever!
Thanks Dave,Wow. . thank you for saying that!!!
Did I read it correctly, that you are soon to undergo eye surgery? My goodness...please let us know your progress and outcome.
Be well until then...Dave
Wonderful and very happy news, Dave! No more fatigue and light-headedness sounds like a fantastic improvement, just in time for summer!I could, and can tell a ton of difference already in clear headedness and lack of mind fog, lack of shortness of breath, feeling that heavy fatigue. . . And the cardiac surgery staff assured me that it is just the hint of how I will feel as the recovery for the next 4 to 6 weeks continues.
There was a Medtronic's rep who attended my surgery and then visited me post recovery to go over the details of the Medtronic unit I received. (Jill was there too).Dave, bon courage.
I didn't want to write a long winded response but decided to add my 2 cents worth. I had a Medtronic pacemaker installed about six months after a triple bypass in 2021, due to an afib issue. It has been seamless to date. It was an emergency surgery so there was no time for much research and I do wish I had know about telling the surgeon about my backpacking issues as far as where to locate the device. One caveat, and I don't think it is a major issue, but Medtronics monitors the device via a Bluetooth connection. I think it is more of a product issue than an early warning system. According to my electro-cardiologist, the things they are looking for is battery issues and a very low reading. There are no redlights or alarms that will are set off if you are in fact having a heart failure issue. The Bluetooth monitoring is done via my cellular service on my iPhone. When I was living in Portugal last year, I asked my cardiologists there to arrange to have it monitored remotely. For various reason, that did not work and I had to install a small desktop monitor in my bedroom that did not have a very large reception area. I would be asking the prudent question of your cardiologist about the importance of this monitoring your device and how long you can go without a connection.
Thank you for that encouragementI’m on my third pacemaker (first at 41). It’s a pretty benign procedure with many benefits once you have all of the settings dialed it. It’s amazing what they can adjust to help you feel better. You will be walking the Camino soon!
As always, you are a positive force on the Forum and I welcome your kind thoughts, Amigo.Dave your generous heart and kindness has always been a wonder to us all. We are all in your rooting section to recover quickly and gain your strength for your life of wonder ahead of you. You are a man I respect.
I am profoundly grateful and heartened by such wonderful Forum Friends. Camino Family on the Pilgrimage route. . . And a great Forum Family for that In-Between waiting period before we are able to go againDave, how distressing to hear of your issue and uplifting to read your resilient attitude! We will all be sooooo joyful when you write of the start of your next camino. Stay on the forum, please, and keep us all posted of your recovery. Look how many well wishers you have, you lucky dog!!
You can Do It! Welcome to the Energizer Bunny Club.
Hope your recovery and new lease on life goes well.
Buen Camino!
Tom
I had a heart attack at a young age 47, open heart surgery, two stents, and a pacemaker. I have 2/3 of a working heart and now seven Compostellas. Take your time, know your limits, sit down and watch the world. The Caminos are there for you.
Word of caution: a pacemaker is NOT a turbo, we are alive and gracias but use the stairs when you think of conquering tall buildings. Onward
Howdy Pilgrim, good to hear that you are taking a proactive stance in regard to your health. I have been stubborn for the last several years. Both my knees have severe osteoarthritis. I was not sold on having knee replacement surgery, but I finally have made the decision to have the surgery on both my knees with the intent of doing the Camino next year. God bless you and may you have a speedy recovery.
I hope you don't need luck!! Rather, I hope your surgery goes well, you have a safe speedy recovery, and rehab that gets you back doing things you love as well as you once did.
Thanks Dave,
Eye surgery happened twice…once requiring emergency flight back to Canada. Now something new Prostate Cancer…caught early…prostatectomy mid June. Sep 2024 Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome not likely.
Will be back at though as I am convinced you will be Dave!
One day we will walk together on the Camino and sit on a stone wall and share a bocadillo, some queso de cabra and an Aquarius!As always, you are a positive force on the Forum and I welcome your kind thoughts, Amigo.
Get well soon. And keep that attitude!It's All Part of the Adventure.
All good news. Obviously take advice from your consultant, but when I had mine fitted as an emergency procedure, I had a torrid time psychologically not helped by a consultant with no interest in my lifestyle in the outdoors. I found a new consultant who is a climber and fell runner. His policy is they fit these things to let you live the very best life possible, and people with pacemakers are in some ways better off than those without.UPDATE:
First and most important: I am absolutely blown away, grateful, and my spirits lifted by all of your generous wishes and wonderfully kind words for recovery. I will want to sent personal messages to all who took the time to post on this thread, but for now I did want to acknowledge what your posts meant to me.
Thank you all so very much.
The pacemaker stuff:
I just returned home 30 minutes ago.
Five hours ago, I entered the hospital and was admitted to day surgery room. After changing, signing a few more papers, and getting an IV inserted with a bag of fluids, I was wheeled into the operating room. There I was given some light sedation in my I.V. drip. Lot's of light conversation with the medical team and some great jokes told. I was more or less drowsing during the procedure than being awake .
I never had to be in a recovery room because there was no recovery needed dur to general anesthesia. The sedation had been halted a bit before the 'sewing up and bandage phase' started. By the time all was completed, I was feeling pretty clear headed.. . .even more so when taken back into the room to wait for discharge.
My GOSH. . . I could, and can tell a ton of difference already in clear headedness and lack of mind fog, lack of shortness of breath, feeling that heavy fatigue. . . And the cardiac surgery staff assured me that it is just the hint of how I will feel as the recovery for the next 4 to 6 weeks continues.
I did take Tincatinker's suggestion - that was seconded by Bedspring - and had Jill trace the outline of my backpack's shoulder strap on the bare skin of my Left side shoulder and chest with an ink pen. Definitely not a job for a #2 pencilThe Cardiologist thought that was a great idea, and said he makes that kind of consideration of placement for hunters and target shooters, too.
The device was attached and secured on top of the chest muscle below the fat layers. He doesn't routinely place the pacemaker in a pocket within the chest muscle which I had thought was the norm. I'm glad about that. placing the pacemaker on top of the chest muscle results in shorter healing, less post-operative discomfort, and is easier to replace the unit when battery change is needed or lead wires are deteriorated.
Thanks again, you guys are terrific. I'll let you know how progress is going as recovery milestones are reached.
Love you all,
Dave
I just get up each morning, thank God for another day, then put one foot in front of the other - and repeat.Tom, damn you,. . . after the many issues you've had to deal with and recover from, and then carry on with Life, I would've been too embarrassed to just give up and pout about it.Thank you my friend. I hope that we can meet in SdC soon.
Am just catching up with posts. Very happy to see your post op reply!UPDATE:
First and most important: I am absolutely blown away, grateful, and my spirits lifted by all of your generous wishes and wonderfully kind words for recovery. I will want to sent personal messages to all who took the time to post on this thread, but for now I did want to acknowledge what your posts meant to me.
Thank you all so very much.
The pacemaker stuff:
I just returned home 30 minutes ago.
Five hours ago, I entered the hospital and was admitted to day surgery room. After changing, signing a few more papers, and getting an IV inserted with a bag of fluids, I was wheeled into the operating room. There I was given some light sedation in my I.V. drip. Lot's of light conversation with the medical team and some great jokes told. I was more or less drowsing during the procedure than being awake .
I never had to be in a recovery room because there was no recovery needed dur to general anesthesia. The sedation had been halted a bit before the 'sewing up and bandage phase' started. By the time all was completed, I was feeling pretty clear headed.. . .even more so when taken back into the room to wait for discharge.
My GOSH. . . I could, and can tell a ton of difference already in clear headedness and lack of mind fog, lack of shortness of breath, feeling that heavy fatigue. . . And the cardiac surgery staff assured me that it is just the hint of how I will feel as the recovery for the next 4 to 6 weeks continues.
I did take Tincatinker's suggestion - that was seconded by Bedspring - and had Jill trace the outline of my backpack's shoulder strap on the bare skin of my Left side shoulder and chest with an ink pen. Definitely not a job for a #2 pencilThe Cardiologist thought that was a great idea, and said he makes that kind of consideration of placement for hunters and target shooters, too.
The device was attached and secured on top of the chest muscle below the fat layers. He doesn't routinely place the pacemaker in a pocket within the chest muscle which I had thought was the norm. I'm glad about that. placing the pacemaker on top of the chest muscle results in shorter healing, less post-operative discomfort, and is easier to replace the unit when battery change is needed or lead wires are deteriorated.
Thanks again, you guys are terrific. I'll let you know how progress is going as recovery milestones are reached.
Love you all,
Dave
My partner has completed 3 caminos post pacemaker without problems[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
Hi Dave,[Moderators, feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong place.]
What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the decided treatment after severe fatigue and weakness, along with occasional dizziness and almost constant mental fog began to set in last October/November. Those who have been through this drill fully understand the lengthy and tedious process required to get to a precise diagnosis and then treatment.
As far as can be determined, this is not related to an earlier struggle I had to deal with AML or its treatments.
The issue is a Left Branch Bundle Block which is affecting the lower chambers of my heart to contract at less than 35% of their normal strength, along with being all out of synch with each other. MRI's with and without contrast media, stress testing and scans, ECGs, etc. show that their is no evidence of cardiac muscle scarring from infarctions, not any narrowing or blockages of the coronary vessels.
So, it will be interesting to see what the entire process of post-implant recovery, along with some temporary medications to help get the cardiac muscle strengthened, will be for me. How long will it take to get back to a normal feeling of wellness? How long will it take to gain adequate fitness for backpacking and Camino walking? How grumpy will I be from impatience and being a bit bionic?
I can only be amused at my younger self's arrogance of feeling all bulletproof and cocky. Age does it's own thing, God smiles at assumptions, and reality is that bucket of ice cold water waking you up from a comfortable slumber while making you gasp for breath.
It's All Part of the Adventure.
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