Post Op Exercise

[JaniRN 5]

How soon after surgery did you start exercising?

[alovio 76]

ive been walking since op on 4/20. ive been avg about 4 miles a day. yesterday in four diff walks. my doctor said walk walk walk

[patkaye 2]

I had my surgery on 4/4 and felt wonderful after. I started walking about a mile a day and I just started an exersise program one night and just joined Water zumba today and so far so good. I guess it is how good you feel, let your body be the judge.

[Sandra_Baby87 56]

ive been walking since op on 4/20. ive been avg about 4 miles a day. yesterday in four diff walks. my doctor said walk walk walk

alovio, i noticed you've lost 73lbs and your surgery was on 4/20. how much of that was pre-op and how much since surgery? congrats on 73lbs lost!!

[Cherrybomb 54]

I've been walking since Day 1. Yesterday was my 3 week post-op appointment and I asked my surgeon if I could do more exercise yet. He responded, "You can walk faster." LOL

[alovio 76]

alovio, i noticed you've lost 73lbs and your surgery was on 4/20. how much of that was pre-op and how much since surgery? congrats on 73lbs lost!!

yes i had my sleeve on 4/20 i lost 63 pounds pre-op and curently have lost 11 pounds since surgery. I worked really hard pre-op but of course when you have more to loose it comes of quicker. Thanks for noticing

[alovio 76]

alovio, i noticed you've lost 73lbs and your surgery was on 4/20. how much of that was pre-op and how much since surgery? congrats on 73lbs lost!!

Also just noticed you and I share june 1 as a birthday, of course I am a lot older,what makes it stranger as your 2nd person today that i met that share that bday, just freaky......good luck on your upcomming surgery if you have any questions feel free to to ask.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

we were told that we need to walk for 30 minutes a day and at 8 weeks the doc told me that I could do weight bearing exercises.

[lsereno 2,525]

I started walking the day of surgery, but not really exercise walking. Just around the block at first. I just kept walking further each day till I got up to my pre-op walk: about 45 minutes at a good clip. I also rode my bike starting at two weeks (doc said it was OK but try not to fall :-). At six weeks, I was cleared for heavier exercise and I began strength training three times a week (same as pre-op schedule). I skipped ab work till about 3 months out.

Lynda