So, how much did you REALLY walk each day the first week?

[HeatherS. 230]

My doctor joked about making me walk home from the hospital until we told him we live almost 40 miles away. Then, he dialed it back to walking the last block.

He's a real comedian.

Ive been walking probably a cumulative 30 min a day on better days but some days I'm so exhausted, I fall asleep for the night before my evening walk.

So how much did you all manage to walk that first week? When did the surgical fatigue start to lift?

[Carol94303 23]

I would walk around the block I would do 6,000 steps.

[Mandybb 183]

[emoji23][emoji23] your doctor said that!! My doctor messed with me about food. He kept telling me that my stomach had a notification device in it and would send him a text if I ate something bad, so I needed to follow instructions exactly! Lol

[EmmyJ 184]

The first week I probably wasn't doing much more than half a mile at a time (not counting steps from the day, just as an evening walk). I graduated from that, but I was SUPER tired at first!

I like your jokester doc

[Er1n 90]

As much as possible. I hag rny the fatigue didn't pass.for me until day one of week 3 (pureed foods for me). The day I started pureed foods my energy skyrocketed. Hang in there.

[kristenmh 68]

all told, i likely walked about 30 minutes a day the first week -- but in 10 minute increments. my first week was so much harder than I had expected it to be.

I'm 12 days out now and have walked for about 45 minutes each of the last three days. My energy has come back and then some -- not where I would have expected myself to be this time last week.

[FatCat•2•SkinnyKitty 12]

Wednesday will be one week since I've had my surgery. Two days ago I walked 2.4 miles (at a 30 min mile slllooow and easy) and yesterday I managed 2.56. I am only down 30 pounds or so (pre op diet included) and it's definitely easier now than before surgery. (I have debilitating plantar fasciitis in my right foot.) I think being off my feet (not working) is improving more than one of my weight issues! [emoji39]

[summerset 5,261]

The first week I was in the hospital (seems like patients in Germany have to stay way longer after the procedure) and I was quite restless so I was on my feet quite a lot. Walking wasn't a problem and I felt quite fine but taking the stairs... that didn't feel too good.

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

I had that VGS, Hiatal Hernia repair and gall bladder removal. I could barely walk for 2 weeks. I was barely walking at 4 weeks. I began small walking at 6 weeks and wasn't allowed to do more than 5-6K steps a day till after 12 weeks.

[Sweet as peaches 759]

I haven't had the surgery yet and my anxiety flares everytime I walk anywhere far. So hopefully it will subside. My legs hurt a lot also.

[Monasmle 90]

Had bypass this morning, and took a total of 30 minute walk split in chucks of 5-10 minutes. The pain meds make me sleepy, which is what slowed my roll, but I was told to walk as much as possible.

[Carmencita!981 4]

My doctor joked about making me walk home from the hospital until we told him we live almost 40 miles away. Then, he dialed it back to walking the last block.
He's a real comedian.
Ive been walking probably a cumulative 30 min a day on better days but some days I'm so exhausted, I fall asleep for the night before my evening walk.
So how much did you all manage to walk that first week? When did the surgical fatigue start to lift?

You are doing amazingly! I've tried to walk but get light headed if I do it for 30 mins. I should be able to manage that but it seems impossible right now. My surgery was on April 3rd so I guess my issue is not getting enough food to sustain too much exercise.

[artsarabia 6]

After the second day, I was walking A LOT! According to my Fitbit, I was doing roughly 3 miles per day. I'm doing a 45 min walk every morning. I'm 7 days post-op and I'm still walking a bunch. I even called my docs office because I haven't had any pain whatsoever after the second day. I did not want to over exert myself and get injured. Walking has also helped me take in the Protein I needed for the day. I haven't had any trouble swallowing or keeping down my liquids and protein. I was starting to think they may have taken out something other than my stomach. wait....

[HeatherS. 230]

I'll answer my own topic, and say I've had good days (2 miles) and bad days (fibro flare, slept 36 hours).

Its been improving, though as I'm listening to my body and getting better at understanding what it's saying to me.

I climbed two flights of stairs for the first time today without my heart racing.

My weight loss has been steady.

I've been losing fat and retaining muscle.

Do what you can, focus on the big picture, and remember it's not a competition because no two of us are the same.

[Bon Appetit 41]

I had a 30 minute walking routine pre-op that I think helped me recover. I had a nice surgery recovery and extra time on my hands in the hospital. Surgery Day/Day 0 I probably walked 10 minutes in 3 stints. Day 1 - Day 3 walked 30 minutes to an hour one or two times a day while in hospital. I ordered streaming Netflix for the month and with hospital wifi and earbuds helped the walking time fly.
Day 3 hospital release I walked an additional hour of walking blocks shopping pharmacias, trying not to get sweaty which Doc had advised against. Day 4 was all day walking while sightseeing. Day 5 I walked all morning sightseeing in new shoes and developed blisters on my feet. Day 5 afternoon/evening we flew out and there was a lot of walking in the airports. Hubby handled all the luggage. Once I was back home I was back to regular routine of 30 minute walks on treadmill. It took about a week to get used to the treadmill inclines. I reintroduced 2 pound hand weights Week 3 and I'm still trying to get used to that. I'm Week 4 now.