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I am almost 1 week post op just wondering how much everyone walks or what my goals should be?

I know it's different for each person, but just trying to get a general sense!

Thanks

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at least 5 minutes for every hour sitting to avoid blood clots. your energy level at this point is reallllly low so just focus on your Protein and Water intake and slowly you will build up the energy to go for longer walks just know if you have pain to stop and don't push it to much :)

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I'm 8 days post op and I walk 2 miles a day split, 1 mile in the morning about 25 min and one in the evening. I also take my dog out 3 times a day for 10-15 min walk. My surgeon told me when he discharged me that I needed to walk an hour to two hours a day.

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I used my fitbit to monitor my steps. My first goal was to get in 2000 steps each day. Right after surgery I accomplished reaching that goal by walking several short distances each day. I increased my steps by 2000 each week. Again, reached those goals by walking several times each day. By 2 months out I was getting in a total of 10,000 steps, which equates to about 4 1/2 miles. Today, 4 months out, I am getting in ave of 22,000 -25,000 steps which is 9 -11 miles. I accomplish this by talking my walk in the morning and then again in the evening. Total of about 2 1/2 to 3 hrs each day.

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Walk every day if u can and as much as u can tolerate in a day I walked 8 times a day or more and it was in small increments. I'm 2 mths out and down 53lbs so far! I walked a lot bc of gas and the more u walk the quicker you heal really!

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I'm doing 6 miles a day and I just had my surgery on Wednesday. I feel amazing.

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