First of all, thanks for all you do and the info you put out!
My question is regarding training after a nasal cauterization (chemically cauterized) to address frequent nosebleeds. The doctor warned about swimming and nose-blowing for a week but didn’t say anything about activity. A quick check with dr google says “don’t lift anything heavy or do anything that raises blood pressure”, but that seems somewhat challenging during daily life. Are you aware of any guidance for this scenario? If it matters for a recommendation, I’m on Lisinopril for blood pressure, but its managed and the nosebleeds were never associated with lifting/exertion.
Unfortunately can’t give much more specific guidance here via the forum, but agree that “don’t do anything that raises blood pressure” is unhelpful/unrealistic advice.
I do agree that avoiding very high-intensity exertion in the short-term after an intervention like this is wise, recognizing that defining “very high-intensity” and “short-term” are nebulous. So, if it were me, I’d probably take a few days off from lifting after such a procedure, then return later in the first week for some isolation-style/bodybuilding movements (capping RPE at ~5), then gradually reintroducing compound movements & letting RPE drift back up over the next week or two.
Thanks for the feedback (though i was kinda hoping for a “nah, just go for it”). I’ll assume the same thing goes for cardio; give it a couple more days then easy LISS for another week or so. Sound about right?