How soon after surgery were you back to exercise????

[mrskrzyz 1]

I am having my abdominplasty in one week!!!!!!!

Just wondering... truthfully... how long it will be before I can get back to the gym????

I am very nervous about what all this laying around and recovering is going to do to my body!!!!

I know I have to heal and take it easy... just want to know when everyone else got back to their fitness routines??????

thanks for your posts!!!

[JulieNYC 4]

I was not able to exercise until the 6th week, and then, only lightly. It was truly 3 months before I was 100% back to full gym training. Once I was lifting again, it only took a couple of weeks to get my full strength back.

I recovered from my TT well, but when I had my thigh lift, I pushed it too hard post-op -- started walking about 5 days out (I felt fine, after all) and I developed complications (seromas that resolved but that were a pain in the tush for about 6 weeks).

It's not worth it. Sit tight until your doctor tells you otherwise, even if you feel you could exercise. Your body burns so many calories post-op that, for me at least, I found weight gain wasn't a concern. And, like I said above, even with 3 months off weight training, I got it all back within a couple of weeks.

Good luck! TT is wonderful. To this day I say losing 200 lbs over 18 months didn't make me a thin person -- having a 5 hour TT did.

[mrskrzyz 1]

Thanks so much for the advice... I hope I can bounce back as good as you did!!!! And congrats on your remarkable weight loss!!!!

[Uber Pretty 0]

My surgery is scheduled for June 9th, 09. I'm so flippin excited it's unreal. And while I know I have tons of time until I get to this stage, I was wondering how much your TT and Thigh tuck cost you?

Thanks,

Jessica