Working out after surgery...

[vrice 1]

How long did you wait to start working out after surgery? The surgeon told me at least two weeks before I start any cardio of any sort, but I’m just curious to see what everyone else did. If you weight lift, when did that start for you?!

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

I followed my team's directions. I was allowed to do as much cardio as I could tolerate after surgery but not to lift anything heavier than 10 pounds until after my post-op appointment two weeks post surgery. My surgery was on Tuesday. I was home Wednesday and on Saturday I spent half an hour pedaling very slowly on an elliptical recumbent bike at my gym. I walked as much as I could. I made sure I stayed hydrated and stopped when I was tired.

Once I was cleared for weights after 2 weeks, I went back to working with my trainer who I had been working with before weight loss. I was doing stuff with dumbbells almost immediately, again listening to my body.

I'm now almost 3 years out, deadlift 235 and squat 225. I can clean 85 pounds and I'm a 5'3" 57 year old woman. Follow you're docs instructions and listen to your body.

[GradyCat 3,696]

I was tempted to do too much too fast, but I listened to my surgeon.

I did cardio right away, as much as I could tolerate, mostly treadmill and walking, some recumbent bike. I wasn't allowed to lift anything heavier than 10 pounds until after my post-op appointment three weeks post surgery, and even then they told me to go slow with lifting or using resistance equipment at the gym. Now at 90-days post-op I can do anything I want.

[Healthy_life2 8,327]

4 hours ago, vrice said:

How long did you wait to start working out after surgery? The surgeon told me at least two weeks before I start any cardio of any sort, but I’m just curious to see what everyone else did. If you weight lift, when did that start for you?!

Yep, follow you teams instructions. They will let you know when you can start weight lifting. Hope you heal quickly.