Cknorte 7 Posted July 21, 2010 I had surgery last Thursday, all is good and I am feeling pretty normal, I have discomfort on the incision spots but other than that I'm feeling pretty good.... I went back to the gym today, back to cardio. I am still on clears, and so I took it easy. I talked to my trainer and he had me start with 5-7 minutes of cardio on 3 machines (bike,treadmill and elliptical) he wants me to add a minute a day for the next week so I can get back to my 40-45 minutes of cardio pre surgery. I got a little sweat in, I didn't feel light headed, came home, showered and alcohol-ed down my incisions...just precaution from after gym....but all is good... So far so good..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleeve 4 me 910 Posted July 21, 2010 Really??? That's amazing...I'm thinking of taking at least 3 weeks to a month off to heal. Maybe that's too long? Congrats on such a speedy recovery!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainyrue 0 Posted September 15, 2010 Congratulations, CK... you inspire me like crazy. I can't BELIEVE you went to the gym after 6 days, though. Do be careful about causing bleeding, but then I guess your trainer should know what to do. I can't wait till its ME saying that.... although I was finally just Insurance approved for lap band surgery after a 6-month fight, I decided I didn't want it anymore. In the six months since I started my insurance fight, GPS (VSP to some) came along... I wanna be a stomach stitcher!!! Best of luck to you. Rainyrue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougNichols 124 Posted September 15, 2010 That's so awesome, I'm gonna miss the gym A LOT after surgery. Great to know I can go back after a week or so (after checking with my surgeon of course). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
determined1 3 Posted September 15, 2010 I had surgery last Thursday, all is good and I am feeling pretty normal, I have discomfort on the incision spots but other than that I'm feeling pretty good.... I went back to the gym today, back to cardio. I am still on clears, and so I took it easy. I talked to my trainer and he had me start with 5-7 minutes of cardio on 3 machines (bike,treadmill and elliptical) he wants me to add a minute a day for the next week so I can get back to my 40-45 minutes of cardio pre surgery. I got a little sweat in, I didn't feel light headed, came home, showered and alcohol-ed down my incisions...just precaution from after gym....but all is good... So far so good..... Congrats, I also had surgery on thursday! I have had it pretty easy. From the hospital waking me up every hr to walk the hallways, I decided to get on my treadmil every hr for just 5 min. It adds up, at the end of a day, I get in 45-55 mins in. Good luck on your journey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MS LISA 1 Posted September 15, 2010 Congrats, I also had surgery on thursday! I have had it pretty easy. From the hospital waking me up every hr to walk the hallways, I decided to get on my treadmil every hr for just 5 min. It adds up, at the end of a day, I get in 45-55 mins in. Good luck on your journey Determend, were did you go to get your surgery?? Did you have the plication surgery? Lisa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MS LISA 1 Posted September 15, 2010 I had surgery last Thursday, all is good and I am feeling pretty normal, I have discomfort on the incision spots but other than that I'm feeling pretty good.... I went back to the gym today, back to cardio. I am still on clears, and so I took it easy. I talked to my trainer and he had me start with 5-7 minutes of cardio on 3 machines (bike,treadmill and elliptical) he wants me to add a minute a day for the next week so I can get back to my 40-45 minutes of cardio pre surgery. I got a little sweat in, I didn't feel light headed, came home, showered and alcohol-ed down my incisions...just precaution from after gym....but all is good... So far so good..... Congrats on your surgery! did you go to Mexico. if so what dr did you decide to go to, how was your journy there? Lisa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
determined1 3 Posted September 15, 2010 Determend, were did you go to get your surgery?? Did you have the plication surgery?Lisa MS LISA, no i had the vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and had it in Carmel, Indiana (Dr. Inman) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites