Hey all! Hope everyone is well. I am now 2.5 year post clipping of unruptured aneurysm and thankful for every day.
I have long since been back into my running and other cardio, but I was curious as to what kind of advice people have been given in relation to getting back into heavy lifting? And/or if anyone has done it, how they found it??
Thanks 
Mine ruptured so not sure if it makes a difference but my limit is supposed to be 40 pounds. Do I follow it? Nope. It’s much easier to carry two cinder blocks than one. When Dr. Q-W asked what I was up to and found out I was relocating cinder blocks so I could get some lumber cut, she scheduled me for my stent. I don’t lift weights in a gym. Besides reaching out to your surgeon you might consider more reps rather than more weight. This is a great question, I can’t wait to read what limits other members have been told!
I agree that this is a great question. I ruptured almost 6 years ago , got some coils, and 6 months later I got a stent and additional coils. At my last checkup almost 2 years ago I was told that my aneurysm was fully occluded and the stent had been embedded in the artery - as it should do. I was told to live a “normal” life. During the last four months while visiting my mother country in Sweden I decided to join a gym to do some strength training too. I have been doing this three times a week and it feels good. I won’t call it some heavy lifting, just building some muscle strength using the equipment as I am a female 71 years old. Your posts made me think that perhaps I should have asked my neurosurgeon before I started. Well, too late now so I just sent a message to my care team about it today. Hopefully I will get some positive feedback.