Exercise

[Tabitha184 21]

I signed up to walk a 5k a week after my surgery. Will this possible? Thanks

[atPeace55 71]

How long after your surgery are you talking about 1-2 weeks or months post op? Are you a marathoner normally? Have you been training prior? These are things that need to be taken into consideration. Plus how well and quickly your body bounces back after surgery.

[Richard Foor 655]

At a week after surgery I seriously doubt it. At about 1 week after surgery I got exhausted walking at the grocery store and walking is one of the few things I used to be able to do with no problems.

[Chaparra 85]

I was sleeved on 02/11/13. Today was my first day back at work and I immediately went down to the gym and got on the treadmill. I only did a half mile because my belly started feeling uncomfortable. I think it depends on how your healing goes. At my follow up appointment, my doctor told me I'm already ahead of what the normal schedule is for doing things. I asked him at the hospital when I could start working out again and he told me when I felt ready to do it. I just know that if I don't try, even if it's for a short amount of time, I will easily fall out of the habit of going to the gym.

[mark! 449]

I would say a 5k a week out post op would be pushing it. But...stranger things have happen. If you're determined and feel good enough to do it, rock it! I would just be very, very cautious, your body NEEDS time to heal, and in all honesty, you're stripping down a major organ to about 30-40% of its original size, that's pretty major. Everyone's different, some people take 2 weeks to get back to wanting to do things, some are good to go it seems right out of the hospital. You'll just have to take it day by day and play it by ear until post op to see how your recovery is going to be.

[Livinglifeout 217]

I'm not sure you would have your stamina back that fast. I didn't have much energy at all for about three weeks. Best of luck to you:)

[AussieLady 521]

Don't do it! I tried to go for a long walk when I was about 2 weeks out. I managed to go about 1k and then spent 45 mins sitting on the ground vomitting. Thank goodnes I was with my partner because the dizziness was bad too. He had to go and get the car to drive me home. My surgeon was extremely unimpressed I had attempted this so soon.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Seems doubtful. I'm sure there have been a few who felt well enough that soon but the great majority just don't have the energy, especially without food. Now, by my 3rd week I could have done it. But again, I had a great recovery. There is no way to predict how well yours will go, or how your body is going to bounce back.

[moregoodtimes 331]

At two weeks i was doing 2 miles, but in two sessions.. One mid morning and one mid afternoon. Just keep in mind... Kind of like the cheeseburger thing... Just because you can does not mean you should. Recovery is the time you take to focus on healing. Adding exercise is important but why not be smart about it and build up to it while allowing your very traumatized body heal. It will not be healed at two weeks. Let the major part of your energy go to healing.

[aroundhky 1,174]

That's probably asking a lot of yourself just a week out. I was walking about a mile to a mile and a half at a time a week out and I thought that was doing pretty well. I had a very easy recovery from surgery and that's probably the biggest factor whether you can do this along with if your body is used to walking for distances. If you try this, please go at a comfortable pace and have a contingency plan in place if you can't finish....such as a partner to be able to give you a ride.

[Tabitha184 21]

Thanks guys. I have decided against the 5k. The only reason I was going to do it was that it was a color run for a local school and I'm a teacher. Oh well.. Thanks!

[PhatGurl80 26]

Definitely build up to that. You will be surprised how exhausted you actually get just from walking! 2 weeks post op I started walking around my block for 15, 20, then eventually increased to about 45 minutes. It was only a few months before I was able to run my first 5K and I've been doing them regularly ever since. As a matter of fact I just did the color run and it was so much fun. My next goal is to finish an 8K. Currently I'm 17 months post op.

[StephRenae2508 9]

I would say a 5k a week out post op would be pushing it. But...stranger things have happen. If you're determined and feel good enough to do it' date=' rock it! I would just be very, very cautious, your body NEEDS time to heal, and in all honesty, you're stripping down a major organ to about 30-40% of its original size, that's pretty major. Everyone's different, some people take 2 weeks to get back to wanting to do things, some are good to go it seems right out of the hospital. You'll just have to take it day by day and play it by ear until post op to see how your recovery is going to be.[/quote']

I couldn't have said it better!!! Listen to your body, it will let u know what u can and can't do.

I started walking 2 miles a day one month before surgery, I'm officially 9 days post-op and a back to walking 2 miles a day but in increments. I was able to walk 1.5 miles today. :-)