Lifting more than 20 pounds

[flower 2]

Did your doctors give you a weight restriction you could lift post op mine said 20 pounds for four weeks. does anyone else have that restriction and why

[KRZYGIRLNSTL 0]

I was toild i couldnt lift my daughter for 2 weeks after surgery, she is 22 pounds. My dr. said if you have to strain to pick anything up then dont do it. But i been picking my daughter up with ease lately...no strain at all...

[giveyouthemoon 4]

Did your doctors give you a weight restriction you could lift post op mine said 20 pounds for four weeks. does anyone else have that restriction and why

Pretty standard restriction after surgery, esp laparoscopic. My sis had her tubes untied laparoscopically and she had the same restriction. It's to wait until you are healed. The surgery cuts through the muscles of the tummy and you use those core muscles to lift. They don't want you popping anything open.

[gordonfamily3 0]

I was told nothing over 20 pounds for 2 weeks. I haven't heard 4 weeks....can you check with the nurse maybe he mis-stated it.

[Road Queen 0]

My papers say nothing over 10 pounds for 4 weeks!!! I did take my 66 pound Dalmation - who pulls like the world is ending - for my first walk last night.

I am praying that at my 4 week check Friday I can start riding my motorcycle. I need to ride some soon.....to keep my sanity.

[respiratorygirl 0]

My doctor told me nothing over 20 pounds for 4-6 weeks and I've been sucking that up. My husband now has to take out the trash and the laundry basket down the stairs...haha. Its because they do cut completely through the muscle and lifting weight afterwards can cause a hernia.

[nora33 0]

Hi Flower!

My Dr. has the same restriction. He said they want the swelling in the stomach to be completely gone and the band securely in place before any straining. He also said if I had to lift my 1 yr old (24 pounds) once a day that it should be fine, he just doesn't want repeated straining.

Good Luck!

- Nora