Signed up for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure

PhatGurl80 · September 18, 2011

Okay, so i signed up for the Susan G. Komen Race for the cure on Oct. 22nd. By then i will be 5.5 weeks post op. Any tips on how NOT to kill myself on this 5k? or maybe just keep it at 1 mile?

yikeit · September 18, 2011

WOW we are not even surpose to exercise until we are 6 weeks out and thats still a maybe and go slow, you need to be careful you dont want any complications , just be careful , you should speak to your Dr. just saying............good luck

DreamLife36 · September 19, 2011

Wow! I think that's great. My doctor said that I should start walking/exercising at 1 week post op. But do what makes you feel comfortable. Maybe you can practice a head of time or just start the walk and go until you feel you can't any more. I agree with yikeit, you should be careful and talk to your dr. about it.

Happy Walking!

PhatGurl80 · September 19, 2011

Thanks for the replies! Doc said i should be good to exercise by then. I doubt I'll be doinga whole lot of running or even jogging, but just wanted to get started w/ using this new tool!