We are getting an above ground pool...should be here & ready to swim in next week. :001_smile: I know swimming is good exercise & I plan to use it as part of my exercise for the rest of the summer. I will have to wait until my incision sites all heal completely before getting it, but other than that should I be concerned about swimming as exercise early on post op?

I know I shouldn't be lifting anything heavy for a few months, but I figure swimming would be very good for me & easier on my body. I just don't want to be doing it if I should not. Should I wait til I'm at least 6 weeks post op? I definitely don't want to mess anything up! (healing wise)

No reason to be concerned. Just listen to your body and stop doing anything that hurts. (This is for all exercise, not just swimming.)

Great! :001_smile: Thanks, Mac.

I am 5 weks post op and swim at least 2 X's a week, It the only exercise I love.

RUTHI-----THAT isnt the only excerise you love.....Swimming is great excerise, and as long as your incisions are healed go for it!

:001_tongue:I stand corrected:blush:

Hmmmm, Bearded knows something I don't. Somewhere, I think I missed something.

Hmmmm, Bearded knows something I don't. Somewhere, I think I missed something.

By now you've figured it out though! Bearded is a dirty old man btw!

LMFAO-----OMG here I sit laughing so hard my drain hole hurts!! Now I am NOT a dirty old man HOWEVER I may be a dirty ole man....:hurray:

:hurray::lol0:

You guys are hilarious!

Thanks for the help & the laughs! :sneaky2:

I think dirty "ole" men are the best!!!

I think dirty "ole" men are the best!!!

I would have to agree with you Susan!

Yep, they are much more fun. The other kind are too boring and add no spice to one's life.

Yep, they are much more fun. The other kind are too boring and add no spice to one's life.

Well I can guarantee you Bearded is anything but boring!:001_smile:

ok, i'm going to ask a very embarrassing question about my swimming. i haven't swam in years, but i liked it When i just recently tried to swim, my legs sank down - they didn't stay horizontal with the rest of my body.

Did i ask that question right? Is this a totally a stupid question. Since we can't see other, i guess its ok to ask any type of questions. thanx for your comments. thanx kathy

I think that it just indicates that you aren't carrying as much fat in your legs as elsewhere in your body, since the fat provides extra bouyancy. My wife was somewhat dismayed after losing so much weight after her WLS that she had to work harder to stay afloat! So, this will change as you lose weight, and everything will sink more evenly.