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Just as people are different, I have discovered that each person may have different levels of seriousness to their dissections, dacron grafts, stents, etc. I know some people who dissected and who run marathons and others who climb mountains. I have never been real physical. I am a professor so I don't have to do lots of heavy lifting. Still, at first, my work was difficult because I felt so fragile. I feel like I am getting stronger each day. I am watching my diet--no meat and am walking 10,000 steps a day. Other people I have encountered are unable to do much of anything. So, it depends. I think I can do more than I think I can do. So, any field? Perhaps. I would say in most cases returning to heavy physical work would be difficult, though some do.