Waffles,

You have posted a subject I'm intimately familiar with.

I am 60 now and had been running for 40 years prior to my accident 5 years ago. I couldn't walk 500' without a flood of symptoms early in my recovery and 2 years before I could return to a gym at a very low level of exertion that produced symptoms I was capable of dealing with.

For me, I had to closely monitor my heart rate in order to control symptoms on return to the gym. The longer I sustained aerobic levels the more uncomfortable it became that evening and the following day. Now it's no big deal again.

Be patient, things will return to where you will achieve satisfaction with your fitness level again. I chose to do mine med free, might have been slower but for me it has provided a level of pride in my persistence and determination I possibly wouldn't have attained otherwise. It's a personal decision, there's usually more than one way to your destination if that makes sense.


Any questions PM me.

Take Care,
Bud