How long post op did you really ramp up your walking/exercise?

[Talaria 50]

My discharge instructions are to walk 20 minutes per day (can be broken into smaller chunks), and after 6 week check up I'm able to go full steam ahead with other exercise. Just curious to see what other people's exercise looked like between discharge and the 6 week post op check up?

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[JamieLogical 8,727]

I was advised to do up to 60 minutes of "brisk walking" a day (not consecutive, but broken up throughout the day) immediately post-op until 60 days post-op. I was then cleared for more intense cardio and strength training.

[Barry W 336]

I am exercising 6 days a week, but I have been using gradual, steady increases in exercise, not aggressively ramping up. I don't want an injury/setback, nor to be completely exhausted. My own view is that you need at least 6 months of work to lay down a foundation before you're fit enough to exercise hard. I actually ignored my surgeon's advice on exercise (which were to go real hard) - he may be a very fine surgeon, but he's not an exercise physiologist and he doesn't look like he's exercised himself in many years.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I just did a bit of walking until I was cleared to get in the pool. Once I was able to get in the pool, I really started exercising.

[theladyslipper 120]

I walked 15-20 min, twice a day starting at day 3.

[myglassesareon 45]

I feel like my surgeon is so lax! I asked him during my 1 week post op visit when I can start lifting again and he said one month post op now I'm worried I'm going to rip my little pouch open if I do it that soon!

Anyway, he told me after 5 days I could do whatever cardio I wanted as tolerated.

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[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I feel like my surgeon is so lax! I asked him during my 1 week post op visit when I can start lifting again and he said one month post op now I'm worried I'm going to rip my little pouch open if I do it that soon!

Anyway, he told me after 5 days I could do whatever cardio I wanted as tolerated.

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The reason you need to be careful with lifting doesn't have anything to do with your stomach as far as I know. It is because of the incisions through your abdominal wall.

[bigmamaAfrica 49]

My doc also said i could do whatever i wanted after 2 weeks, but Im taking it easy. I have never been a crazy work out person anyway so i want to build up my activity level slowly and sustain it long term

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