Walk Walk Walk. I read that every time I come on here. What I want to know is, how can you walk so much after surgery? I am on day 4 and it still hurys to walk. Maybe I am a wuss, maybe it is because I had 7 incisions, but it hurts. i am able to take tylenol for the pain, but there is still pain. i also have a weird swelling around one incision. When I go back on Friday, I will point it out, but besides the gas pain, it hurts there the worse. I am just curious about the people that are up and walking through malls and shopping areas 2 or 3 days out. How do you do it?

I really did not have too much incision pain. My pain was GAS!! That was the worst pain ever. I would much rather had incision pain! That gas pain is NO JOKE!!

Just do what you can. I promise you that every day does get better. I don't know how far out you are, but about day 4 was much better for me!!

Do what you can and try to do a little more each time, it will get easier....I promise!!

Hugs,

Kelly

FWIW, I was only walking the hospital halls starting day three post-op, and that's all I was doing in terms of walking for the first week. After I got home, I started to go on walks with my husband and our dogs, but only just short ones at first.

I was walking some on day 2, forget sooner. I did that much because I wanted out. I am able to walk more on Day 4 (today) but it feels like I am hunched over. I just wanted to see where everyone was, or if I was just being a lazy wuss about pain. i am glad that I am not the only one taking it slowly. Thank you

I walked on Day 2 after surgery just so I could work the gas pains completely out. It seemed to help a lot because the next day it was so much better, almost incredible to be exact! I actually went shopping on Day 3 with the patient advocate and felt really good afterwards. I am almost totally back to normal. We went to the Audubon Zoo in NOLA this past Saturday and it may have been a little too much but I didn't notice until I stopped... LOL

Pain is definitely subjective. I remember I went out for the day with friends a week after surgery and i came home in immense pain...i was so scared.

now 6 weeks later i am pain free...just go at your own pace. Eventually it'll subside. And take your meds if need be.

I was walking some on day 2, forget sooner. I did that much because I wanted out. I am able to walk more on Day 4 (today) but it feels like I am hunched over. I just wanted to see where everyone was, or if I was just being a lazy wuss about pain. i am glad that I am not the only one taking it slowly. Thank you

that was me

I had six incisions and I too had one incision that hurt more than the others and still does a little bit. They don't hurt at all unless I poke on them so I am trying to not do that! I walked around in my house for probably the first 3 days because I didn't want to put on real clothes over my swollen abdomen and go outside! Do everything at your own pace...you are the best judge of what feels okay for you!

I predict you will feel much better by that appointment on Friday- Day 5 was a turnaround day for me but I did not really start walking until yesterday for real- before that maybe a block at most. Don't worry this early- just focus on healing.