Going back to horse riding

[bngarza 14]

I ride my horse every weekend. I will have my sleeve don on 2/3/14. When did you start your regular activities?

Thanks

B~

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

I am different then most people...I have to wait one more year before I can ride a horse...My bed sore is now closed but not healed and so the riding would tear it open again...I can't wait to ride a horse again...Have not been able in years because of you know...excess weight....

[bngarza 14]

I am so sorry you haven't been able to ride. I started again last year after a 15 year absence. My riding buddy is fearful that I will not be able t ride for 6 months. I hope that I can start riding again in 3 to 4 months.

But you will get back in the saddle again.

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

I am so sorry you haven't been able to ride. I started again last year after a 15 year absence. My riding buddy is fearful that I will not be able t ride for 6 months. I hope that I can start riding again in 3 to 4 months.

But you will get back in the saddle again.

You need to talk to your team about when you can do that.Most likely it will not be for a while. Your tender sleeve needs to completely heal before you do that..it will take a few months.....

[Cabingirl 55]

Unless you were to have complications, I bet you're up on that horse in a really short time, especially if you don't have to saddle your horse, strain or lift anything exceeding the restrictions your doc gives you.

Your doctor should be able to give you a good "guess" -- what a great thing to look forward to!

[bngarza 14]

^{Woot! Woot! was told today that I will more than likely be ablr to ride agian after 6 weeks if everything goes well. I cant saddle my horse but my friend will do that for me.}

[Jerilynn 0]

I will be getting my gastric sleeve surgery in the next couple months. Just wondering how long it took before you started riding again.

[whitneymartel 5]

Usually about 6 weeks

[Jerilynn 0]

i have my pre op testing 3-13-2015. Can't wait to have my sleeve done! i just fell on the ice this last weekend and broke my thumb so i am unable to ride currently. Hopefully I will get some riding in before my surgery. So anxious to get in the saddle as the new me!

[JCP 619]

I started working out with a trainer at 3 months. My balance was off but that improved quickly. I think I could have ridden at that point safely but I seldom ride anymore.

Edited March 8, 2015 by JCP

[Kindle 8,667]

I had my surgery end of December and was riding normally in April. Including saddling, loading, etc. I felt perfectly OK to ride a month earlier, but most of our trails were still under several feet of snow and I find arena riding too boring. In fact, I scheduled my surgery specifically so it wouldn't interfere with riding. My work partner did the same thing with her hysterectomy....she had hers as soon as my weight lifting restrictions were over so at least ONE of us could do our jobs! Her doctor's official orders were 6-8 weeks out of the saddle and hers was a much harder recovery than my VSG.

Oh yeah, and start looking for saddles...one of my favorite NSVs was going from an 18" seat to a 15" seat! Love my new saddle and love being able to hop up there without having to find a log or rock to stand on.