From your experience how long was it before you feel like you can get up out of bed and start doing everyday normal things like going to the grocery store, cleaning the house, ect... ? My surgeon gave me 3 weeks off work so makes me wonder. My surgery is tomorrow so I have a lot of questions and things going thru my mind right now lol

Hi, I'm 8 days post op and was wondering the same thing. I started walking ( just about 5 houses down and back) 4 days post op, and am only about 10 houses down now. I have yet to really feel like getting out or running short errands with my husband. I think I'm going to try, though, today. Maybe just to the post office and back. When did everyone feel most themselves, and were out and about and driving without issues? I know everyone is different, but an idea??

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I thought I was ready at 7 days out but now i have some new pain, so be careful.

I started walking a few hours after my surgery. It really helped with the gas and getting back to normal.

I had a rough few days but I felt drastically different on Day Five.

I quit all pain meds on Day Five.

I went grocery shopping on Day Six (about 1 hour) and felt pretty tired afterwards.

I went Christmas Shopping on Day Seven (about 3 hours) and felt okay.

In my personal experience, I feel almost back to normal after just one week

My surgeon wouldn't let me go home until I was able to walk around in recovery room. Then stressed to walk around once I got home. So the day after surgery I was up walking around the house every couple of hours and by day two I was walking to the mailbox and back and by day 5 was walking 3-4 houses down. It really helps with the gas pains and to get your bowels moving again. Also you don't want to develop bllod clots in your legs which can go to your lungs, heart. Plus it makes you feel a lot better to get up and move instead of sitting/lying around. Good Luck and keep us post after surgery. See ya on the losers side.

Had my surgery on a Thursday am, was home Friday by noon, out Monday grocery shopping etc. Everyone is different, I have a pretty high pain tolerance tho. Your body will tell you, trust me!

I walked in the corridors of the hospital the first evening after surgery. It's so important to help with the gas. The first week I was totally exhausted. I remember being in the grocery store, needing to go a couple of more places, and telling hubby that I just can't do it. I wanted to go home.