walking

I get short wind when I walk up a hill is this normal?

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Short Of Breath

by SMITTY - 2013-02-13 11:02:38

Sunflower,

Could be. Depends on how fast you walk and/or how steep the hill? Or it could be anyone of a few hundred other things that may make it normal or abnormal. You will have to see the dr. for an answer if it is of concern to you.

Smitty

Depends

by lahbigbro6 - 2013-02-14 08:02:37

Hello Sunflower !
Are you exercising ? Sometimes when you exercise you get short of breath depending on how fast you walk or up a hill. Of course if you are out of shape, overweight, and many other factors. Put more details.

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by Cobpop - 2013-03-05 08:03:37

I have done lots of walking since my PM was implanted, but I often get out of wind walking up a hill.

I walk with my wife and prior to my surgery I could walk hills with no difficulty. Now I tend to lag behind her going up hill.

There could be many contributing factors, but I definitely think this is something that is worse some days and not others.

My wife and I have walked five half-marathons since the surgery and some days are worse than others five years later.

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