what excercises can i do with out hurting myself. i am still a little sore and want to do more then walk

Check with your surgeon before you begin any exercise. You need to give your body time to heal, otherwise you risk flipping your port.

Im at 7 days too. I tried to actually walk but I can only walk a little still. Not from pain or anything. Im just to damn exhausted. I think having only 300 to 400 calories a day is making it hard to exert a lot of energy. I have a post op on Monday and Ill ask my Dr if I can try anything else.

An exercise program needs to be tailored to your needs and needs to take into account the specific surgery, conditions of your tissues in your back and your body type. Exercise programs focus on muscle facilitation, which is when the muscles receive special retraining to gain strength and stability following back surgery. The small muscles that work around the vertebra and stabilize the spine are focused on and are responsible for helping you relearn to walk. Many patients, after back surgery, have issues with the shoulder and hips and attention is given to those areas as well.

Swimming is going to be an important part of learning how to walk again.

This type of exercise forces the body to start working again and is effective because the body is 10 times lighter in Water than on the ground. As strength in the back and legs begin to return, you can exercise on parallel bars and use your upper body strength to help you take steps.

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I am four weeks post op. I am only allowed to walk. I have to walk a hour a day.

Keeping in mind I swam before surgery. I was allowed to resume swimming after two weeks. The first week I used the treadmill no incline, week two used the elliptical machine.