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I had my surgery on January 30th. I know it's too soon for strength training but I was curious when you were allowed to join a gym and start strength training. My next appointment with my doctor isn't until March 5 where I plan on asking him but I'm just curious if it varies by doctor. I can't wait to get in the gym but don't want to push it either.

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I had my surgery on jan 23rd and joined the gym 1 week post op. I did it to walk on the treadmill to get my steps in because it was to fans cold outside and every time I tried walking at the mall I ended up shopping. Lol. The beginning was very easy going but now I've up the game so I fast walk on an incline. I do it for an hour about 6 days a week. I'm not allowed anything more until the two month mark when I can start crunches.

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Instructions for me were six weeks for strength but I started last week with legs and arms at light weight. This week I will work core. Started at the gym a couple weeks ago on treadmill elipitical and stationary bike only. Good luck.

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I was told that I could do only walking for the first few weeks and that I could start everything else at one month out.

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I just want to use my eliptical or my stepper. I'm hoping my doc days it's fine when I see him Thursday. I think I can do weights at 4 weeks out.

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I was cleared for walking/biking/elliptical the day after surgery, but had to wait 8 weeks, which was just yesterday, for strength training.

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My surgeon told me I could start light weights when I saw him 10 days post op...esp arms, shoulders, etx. Just listen to my body

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I feel fine so I'm going to see what he says when I go. I'm anxious haha

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My doctor was a pain in my butt. He told me that right after surgery he wanted me to get about 30 minutes of walking a day-no big deal. But wouldn't let me do any type of weight training what so over until I was 6 weeks post op. Then he still gave me a hard time and said that I should really wait until I was 3 months out because then I would be fully healed. I had hernia surgery as well as my sleeve so that could be why. But I actually joined the gym at around 6 weeks to just walk, then I did weight training but i didn't do ANY core exclusive exercises because I was told that was the ultimate no-no.

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