Hi there,

I'm a week out from surgery and other than my port site I'm suffering no real pain anymore (my port tends to hurt when I move around too much or when I lie on it etc)

Anyway I live with my parents and my father is an avid exerciser and desperately wants me to start doing 1 hr walks around our neighborhood with him. I'm happy too but i don't want to hurt myself or push myself too quickly.

Just wondering when the ideal time to start walking would be and what other people's experiences were?

I also want to go back to the gym and do weights etc but I read you had to wait 6-8 weeks!

Thanks for the help :-)

You can start walking as soon as you like, however I wouldn't jump right in with an hour long walk. You're still very much in the healing phase and though you might feel fine, it's very likely you will find you're worn out and tired a lot quicker than usual right now. I'd start with 15-20 minutes, see how you do, then gradually increase from there.

Admire your enthusiasm, but Missy is right. Yo uare still heaing. If you're up to it, start with 20-30 minute walks, and see how that feels. Don't start the gym quite yet. I don't think you're supposed to lift any weight more than 15-20pds for like 4-6 weeks, so take your time.

Congrats on being banded!

Thanks for your help both of you.

I think I'll start doing 20 min walks over the next few days and if I'm still feeling good in a week, increase it a little more.

Loving being banded :-) although having no restriction ATM is very hard! Always hungry but I'm hanging in there :-)

I was up to 40 min walks after 1 week. Advice- take a cell phone incase it is too much and you need a lift back. Don't apologize for it either. People don't understand that although it is laproscopic it is till surgery and your body needs to heal.

Remind your dad you did this for you and will begin exercising and how long when your ready not when he is.

Wendy

I started the day after surgery with 30 minute walks and now two weeks post op I'm back in the gym 2 hours a day doing my normal cardio and light weights! Our all depends on you're body and when you feel well enough to excersize...

Banded August 28 2012<br />Starting weight 293<br />Day of surgery weight 273<br />Current weight 258<br />Goal weight 160 5ft 10