I’m feeling less and less pain, and I want to start walking and exercising soon, but I don’t feel quite ready yet. Curious about your experiences!

HW 289

SW 262

VSG 5/2/18

Kaiser, Ontario - Dr. Chin

I started more walking yesterday, but will wait a few weeks before I do anything more high impact. I am hoping to do a little light weeding/gardening next week, and might even be able to squeeze in a light-weight fishing session in the next few weeks (no heavy surf fishing for at least 3 months for me though).

walk as soon as you can as much as you can. everything else clear with you surgeon.

Thanks! I have been lightly walking every evening but I love the idea of stepping it up in the walking department ASAP and getting a personal trainer once I’m ready.


HW 289
SW 262
CW ?
VSG 5/2/18 [emoji92]
Kaiser, Ontario - Dr. Chin

I started walking the day of surgery and never looked back. I walk every day. Now, I'm up to walking 1-40 minute session and 1-30 minute session per day--that's over 2 miles per day which sounds wussy, but is HUGE for me.

At 6 weeks I was released to do strength training and I began in PT again to help me build core strength and endurance in preparation to working with someone to help me with a strength training (weights) plan. I have no limitations.

I walked a lot immediately. It was about a week to ten days before I did more strenuous outdoor walking. At 6 weeks I started more intensive exercise

Immediately after I was walking. At two weeks I was swimming & at on month I was cut loose on weights & cardio!

18 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

I started walking the day of surgery and never looked back. I walk every day. Now, I'm up to walking 1-40 minute session and 1-30 minute session per day--that's over 2 miles per day which sounds wussy, but is HUGE for me.

At 6 weeks I was released to do strength training and I began in PT again to help me build core strength and endurance in preparation to working with someone to help me with a strength training (weights) plan. I have no limitations.

Shred baby shred! LOL. Good for you. Here is my thinking, the lack of hunger thing is only going to last so long. Thus I plan to take advantage of that phase as much as possible by walking as much as possible. That is what you did and look at your results, what an inspiration!