19 Year Old Teenager, Abstained from Swimming Due To Heart Problems
Danny Thrall, 19, swimmer of Fordham University team, New York has to abstain from swimming. According to reports, he had an open heart surgery six weeks earlier. When the 6 foot 8 inches tall guy stepped into the pool to swim, he was not completely well. His chest muscles were still tight and aching. His face showed signs of pain while struggling to swim.
His present health conditions were suspected during a routine medical checkup at the university. His blood pressure was high. Thrall felt normal otherwise. He went for further medical examinations which showed his dangerously enlarged aorta and a slight leakage in a valve.
The doctors proclaimed a quick surgery for the replacement of aorta and a leaky valve with mechanical parts.
He had been a heart patient since his early childhood. He had his first surgery at the age of 6 months. His mother Laura Thrall tells that as a child he was not good in bringing A grades to home. He was slow in learning. Swimming became his passion and it helped him to upgrade his grades. She said his surgeons didn’t see any problem in his swimming then.
After his open heart surgery, the surgeons are not sure whether he can swim as remarkably as before. Thralls’ heart surgeon at the University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. Jai Raman says, “I think he’ll be able to get back to it as long as he takes his time building himself up and allows his body to recover completely.”
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