Exercise?! When can we..

[curlysue86 20]

I am 11days post op, I have walked a little bit. And, wondering when I can start exercising a lot more.

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Ask your doctor, usually they say 4 weeks post-op but everyone is different. Ask your doctor.

[pewpewpewpew 83]

I was told at 4 weeks I could do light exercise and then ramp it up as my body sees fit. I just want these darn incisions to heal so I can hope back into the pool!

I am only 5 days post op..sooooooo a ways to go.

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[mngreeneyes 674]

I was told to walk as much as I could as soon as I could. I wasn't allowed to run or swim until 4 weeks post op. I walked a 5k at 3.5 weeks, but I had been walking a lot before the surgery.

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[cdsjjotn 516]

Ask your dr . I walked for the first month then was able to do any cardio. I had to wait 2 months to start lifting weights

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[curlysue86 20]

Great! Thank you ladies! Walking a 5k sounds great, I would like to do that as well.

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[edelc 16]

I started back my daily 3 mile walk on day 6 post op. But I was always doing this prior to surgery. Had no problems with this at all and my recovery was simple for me. Completed a 5k fast walk as a fundraiser 5 weeks post op. Started back swimming at 4 wks post op. I was always active prior to surgery. I am part of a choir and went back to rehearsals within 1 wk of surgery. The singing I had been doing had been really beneficial to engaging my tummy muscles early on to get back where they should be. I sing everyday so my muscle tone is there I was just morbidly obese on top of it! My breathing has improved hugely since my surgery.

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[soleyinc 1]

After I went to my 2 week pro op happy my dr let me do pool and any thing but lifting.

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[Sugary Sweetheart 97]

My doc said only walking until 4 weeks out

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[Lema 236]

I went to the gym after two weeks since i wasn't working and getting bored of laying around the house. After mentioning it to my doctor, he suggested I only go for walks until at least four weeks. It has been four weeks now so I will start getting back to that slowly..

English is my 6th language so forgive me if my sentences don't make any sense at times!

[rimmarrufo 44]

I'm only walking but my doctor said weeks. I agree

It give the body time to heal inside right. I don't want to return to surgery for any reason.

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[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT 7]

Just had my 2 week post op and was cleared for the gym.

Just nothing extreme (lifting restrictions and such).