Dear Drs, I have found myself in a unique position of having a sequested lung - a rare condition where a branch of my descending aorta was supplying my RLL which got discovered - and caused - a significant pneumonia. It has been removed and hence the branch has been ligated. Do you have any information about the impact of squat/dead/bench on aortic wall tension? I couldn’t find much research and I am trying to plan my return to lifting. Sadly, before I got sick I was running PBII and really making some gains in terms of KG on the bar.
Unfortunately I do not have information that would be directly applicable to your situation.
Thanks for replying, I couldn’t find anything myself in a review of the available literature. The concern is of course the pressure on the ligation of the aberrant branch of the descending aorta. The condition itself is only presented in case level evidence so no-one knows exactly. Apparently I won’t miss the lung because it will have developed abnormally. The closest correlate I could think of is post nephrectomy although thtat is complicated by an abdominal wound that I don’t have and it is impossible to know what percentage of cardiac output was being delivered to this aberrant branch. Are you aware of any guidelines/evidence on return to big lifts post nephrectomy?
There are no specific guidelines on that topic either. I would approach it similarly to any other post-operative rehabilitation scenario.