When to start exercising?

Does anyone remember their exercise timelines (what they did and approx when) please? Eg 1 week to walk slow, 6 weeks to .. Docs info seems very general - what is light exercise and nothing on fullon exercise.

hey WG
I was told after a week i could start light excercise which i would presume to be walking but im also intrigued - I was heavily into the gym before the op (and the food hence the gym didn't work!) and im missing it!

Hey everyone,
I am just wondering how long it was until you started back into an exercise routine. It has been nearly a month for me and I have my appointment with the surgeon next week so will be able to confim it with him then, but currently I have been walking 3-5 times a week slowly upping the pace. The thing is I am really itching to get back into a routine that includes yoga and gym classes!!

Does anyone do yoga? And if so, how long was it until you felt fine to do a yoga class?

I would check with your surgeon when it comes to netball or any sport for that matter. Unlike a gym where all the exercies you do are controled and you can feel the pull or the strain as you do them and stop netball and other sports are go go and more go and you are reaching and diving and running and coming to sudden stops and you would cause a serious injury without having the chance to feel that ooooooo better stop before going to far warning you would get at the gym.

I am seeing like our Jen and I know she had an open surgery but a few hernias popping up down the track after surgery and I get a little concerned tho I have NEVER heard any medical back up that there is any link at all to having weight loss surgery and a hernia happening later on down the track. It just seems a few are popping up.

applesauce

My docs instructions were walking only until 6 weeks no weights till after 6 weeks.
With netball i guess it depends on how you feel in yourself.I was a bit hesitant to do much as i thought ive spent alot of money i dont want to stuff anything up!!

Since the Dr approved the gym, I say it would be ok to trial netball, maybe tell your team leader to look for a signal from you to mean that you want to be replaced by another player? Just thinking that you may feel a little uncomfortable reaching for the ball but I cant see why you cant trial.

hi i want to go back to netball after 5 weeks of surgery, would that be ok? i know the doc approved back to the gym after the 4th week but want to hear whoever has experience in this kind of thing.

Yea, I thought the same Gail, you must listen to your body. 2 weeks after my doctor did the surgery, I had to do something, so I walked on my treadmill. I never walked fast, it was more like a stroll. Not sure how fast, I would think it was only 6. I never felt any pain so I will continue to do this until I see the doc in 6 more days. I felt really good after this effort!

Thanks everyone for your great adice. I am nearly 4 weeks post op so I will just have to wait a few more weeks before I recommence excercising.

Thank you for your replies.

I was given the same advice as Shelly, walking only till 6 weeks.
After 6 weeks I was given the ok to do exercise, but told not to do strenuous abdominal work.
I joined Curves just over a week ago and am finding it really good.

Cheers - Carrie

I saw my dr at 3 weeks and he said walking only,no weights etc till after 6 weeks

Hi Telly

I waited 6 weeks before going to back to my training group, but even then took it easy for a couple more weeks. But I did start gentle walking about a week after I was released from hospital. Actually my trainer was running a weightloss focus group which just happened to start the Friday after my op. I just did a gentle stroll around the cones whilst the others all did the beep test!

I'd say listen to your body, it will tell you if you've pushed it too soon.

But congrats on the 100 squats! I've just got back from a boxing session which I love as its great for stress relief.

Cheers
Gail

Hi Everyone,
I was just wondering if anybody could tell me when they started strenous excersice? I have found it hard to get a straight answer from my Dr. The nurse told me to weight two months before playing netball. I did the wrong thing today by going to a fit camp run by Nathan Mills at my workplace. I thought that if I told him that most of the activities could be modified however Ithis wasn't the case. It was so awkward as I havn't told anyone at work. I did WAY MORE then I should of. I signed up for fit camp way before my surgery and it started this week. I'm definatly not going next week. I'm going to go back to taking it easy.

However on a positive he was quite inspirational. I did 100 squats in less than 3 minutes. WHO KNEW that was even possible. HEHEHE.

I am 3 and 1/2 weeks post op and my goal is to be on my recumbent bike doing a very lazy pedal by the end of this week. But I mean a lazy pedal... power walk, marathon... that is for the skinny ones amongst us. I ride my bike to get warm and to push out the gas as much as I do for the calories burnt. Also hoping it might help with fluid retention although that is a quite a bit more questionable.

I was really into my power walking last year and the leader of the group wont have me back until I'm 3 months post op! she is a nurse and her husband is a surgeon, so I guess she should know what she is talking about! I feel so well and today I am 7 weeks post op! What do you all think? Last year I did a half marathon in 3 hours and I weighed a lot more than I do now!!!!!!

Rosie how fit are you? :[img]http://sm

Are you going to want to go on a super power walk asap?

If you prefer a gentle stroll for the first few days I would go along with that?

Cinni

Hmm, I had my post op appt on Wednesday and completely forgot to ask him about exercise. He said he was very happy with progress but check surgery sites or anything.

I guess I'll hold off on the stomach crunches for a while longer then - bugger (NOT!!!)

And will wait to swim for a couple more weeks - I am not sure that Bunbury is ready for me in Bathers just yet anyway...

Looks like its walking! Come on Dally girls - lets get movin!!!

Rosie

Hi Rosie

My doc said no to swimming in the first few (up to 4) weeks due to the chances of infection in the surgery sites. He advised some gentle walking asap as it will help with recovery.

cheers
Xan

Hi Rosie,

I'd wait until at least your post op appointment with your surgeon and if he thinks you are ready he will let you know.

I asked this question of my surgeon in hospital and he said he would show me some "gentle" exercises at my next appointment with him.

I certainly wouldn't recommend stomach exercises in the early weeks.

steph

I am wondering everyone,

How soon after the op do you think you'd have to wait til you started swimming or doing stomach exercises?

In all honesty, I am not planning on running out today (or even tomorrow) and start doing sit ups, but I'm entertaining the possibility of hiring a rowing machine...actually, no I'm not. I did that before with GRAND intentions, and I used it [ONCE!!! LoL..

I reckon I could handle swimming sometime soon though...

Rosie
xx

Hi FaddingAway,

He was going to show me excercises I could do at home. I don't have time for the gym.

steph :flower:

walking is exercise , so youhave started to exercise already.
I started at curves at week 5 , I didn't do some of the machines but still tried my bestest. I felt like I had so much energy.
If you don't feel like the gym is for you try to walk 5kms everyday. then just better your time . that is increasing your exercise.
I wouldn't be doing weights this early you should wait a few months before you start to do them

Hi Angelprana,

I'm a week ahead of you and only walking so far. My surgeon said he'd show me some excercises at my post op appointment but we both forgot about it and now I don't see him for another 3 weeks so will check again then.

steph :flower:

i saw my surgeon 10 days after the surgery. he said "you're ready to start exercising".
i thought that was a bit of a broad statement. at the moment i am only walking.

just prior to the op i was doing pump and combat classes - but i would not think about doing those for another couple of weeks still. the bending and lifting of weights in pump would still be a bit much for my tender tum.

my healing has been very quick and painless though, so maybe he thought i would just use my common sense and build up to it, which is what i'm going to do. as soon as i feel ready to go to the next step i will.