I'm wondering if someone who has already been banded can tell me how long before they were able to start being active and exercising?

I usually do kickboxing weekly and signed up to do my third half-marathon...so i'm hoping it wont take too long before i'm back to being able to do more strenuous activity?

Thanks in advance!

6 weeks post-op for me. Was only allowed to walk up until then.

I was allowed to do all the walking I wanted up until 6 weeks.

After that I was told to increase gradually - if it didn't pull or hurt anything in my stomach area it was fair game!

Thanks so much for the replies. That's good to know. I'll of course talk to my surgeon about it, but wanted to get feedback sooner than that

I've been told I can swim from between 7 and days post surgery and back in the gym 4 weeks post op! Good Luck on your journey!

well no kick boxing for me but moderate exercise I started about 3 weeks post op. I wasn't very active before the band so adjusting to exercise was a bit difficult. But in your case and the type of physical activity you do, I would suggest that you ask your doctor.

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