Walking after surgery

[Sunny22 10]

I had my surgery on February 20th 2015. I have not walked as much as I should after getting home. It's cold and snow on the ground. I have just been walking up and down the hall a few times a day. My legs get sore and seem to swell if I sit too long. Is this normal? I weighed today and have not lost any weight. I had lost 13 with the pre op liquid diet and now I have gained 2 pounds. When will this weight gain go away? Sorry for so many questions. I am still quite sore but really feel quite well otherwise.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I found that just marching in place helped a lot. I would get up and do that quite often in the first days post-op. It also helped some with the gas and helped me drink my Water easier if I drank it while marching in place.

As for the weight loss, you shouldn't even be thinking about that right now! Focus on your recovery. There are all sorts of reasons you could have put on a little weight post-op, but it is 100% Water weight and will come off.