High intensity exercise after surgery?

[RoadRunner13 2]

Hi! I'm wondering how long people have found it takes to be able to do high intensity exercise after surgery. My surgeon said two weeks but I'm concerned that the reduced calories will mean I don't have energy for that. I want to be running again by March to prep for my half marathon. My surgery date is the 18th. Thanks!

[emardee 192]

I asked my surgeon the same thing as I was leaving the hospital and he said, "You can go today if you want to." Turned out I was so exhausted that it was more like two weeks.

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[RoadRunner13 2]

At two weeks, was your energy coming back? How long before you felt normal again?

[JamieG13 4]

I was told by my surgeon and dietician to start walking asap but as for intense exercise to wait until you average 800 calories per day. You dont want nutritional deficiencies right out of the gate????

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[emardee 192]

I had a hiccup at mid-week three (sugar free beverage hit my colon like a freight train and I had to get an IV) but I felt normalish after that.

At two weeks, was your energy coming back? How long before you felt normal again?

[hayleyf3706 150]

Curious about this too! I want to start CrossFit!

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[erp 2,016]

I was told to wait 4 weeks as incisions where still healing.

[BreannaW 50]

My surgery was 9/19/16 - My surgeon told me no high intensity workouts for 6 weeks. I do an outdoor boot camp (Camp Gladiator) but I waited until December 31st to truly go back because I just didn't have the energy and wanted my body to completely heal. You lose a lot of muscle the first couple weeks after surgery so you may feel weaker when you go back to working out. I did start walking right away and made sure to walk everyday when I could get it in...

Hope this helps. Good luck and Happy New Year!