Has your exercise capacity decreased?
Has your exercise capacity decreased?
Franz Josef Kemper (West Germany) fourth at '72 OG 800, with one kidney.
I hope this is just a question of general interest, and not a reality facing yourself or someone you know - if not, I wish you (or whoever this may be about) the best of luck.
There is hope:
My mom developed lung cancer in her 20s, although she was not a smoker, ever. Pretty bad luck. This was back in the late 1950s. It was only in one lung (or at least, mostly, I believe), so they cut it out and gave her a 5-year prognosis.
Fast-forward to now: she is in her late 70s, and still fairly active, playing golf and so on. In her 40s and 50s she was an avid tennis player. Not exactly a runner, but the point is that no one would have ever guessed. She seems normal in every way to me, in terms of physical abilities. Should she had wanted to take up running at some point in life, I'm sure she would have, and had fun doing so.
Obviously, competitive running is a different story, and I don't know what the answer would be regarding that. I'm sure there are obviously limitations as one ratchets up training and expectations. However, the point is that she has lived a perfectly normal, active life with one lung.
Yeah it was a general question that came to mind while I was studying. Thank you for sharing though, that is quite a story and I'm glad it was a happy ending for you and your mother.
kidney=lung?only on LRC
nuggy11 wrote:
Franz Josef Kemper (West Germany) fourth at '72 OG 800, with one kidney.