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After surgery when is it safe to began exercising?

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Your surgeon will tell you the answer for this question as it pertains to you.

I was up and walking an hour after surgery. I did only walking for two weeks and had a 10-pound weight restriction.

At my two-week appointment, I was cleared to do running, jumping rope, and biking and anything that didn't involve my core. I was also allowed to go up to 15 pounds (at my request) so I could use a training bar for barbell work.

At my six-week appointment, I was cleared for anything I wanted. I took a few weeks to get back into the swing of things, and now at ten weeks out I am doing nearly everything I did before, but I have noticed some loss of strength (MUH GAINZZZZ). It is coming back relatively quickly as I increase the amount I eat.

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check with your surgeon (actually, he/she will probably let you know at your follow-up appts). I was walking right away. At four weeks out, I was cleared to do everything except for weights. At eight weeks out, I was cleared for weights.

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You can't lift much until at least four weeks out, but after that you're good to go. Start slow.

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