I am having my abdominplasty in one week!!!!!!!

Just wondering... truthfully... how long it will be before I can get back to the gym????

I am very nervous about what all this laying around and recovering is going to do to my body!!!!

I know I have to heal and take it easy... just want to know when everyone else got back to their fitness routines??????

thanks for your posts!!!

I was not able to exercise until the 6th week, and then, only lightly. It was truly 3 months before I was 100% back to full gym training. Once I was lifting again, it only took a couple of weeks to get my full strength back.

I recovered from my TT well, but when I had my thigh lift, I pushed it too hard post-op -- started walking about 5 days out (I felt fine, after all) and I developed complications (seromas that resolved but that were a pain in the tush for about 6 weeks).

It's not worth it. Sit tight until your doctor tells you otherwise, even if you feel you could exercise. Your body burns so many calories post-op that, for me at least, I found weight gain wasn't a concern. And, like I said above, even with 3 months off weight training, I got it all back within a couple of weeks.

Good luck! TT is wonderful. To this day I say losing 200 lbs over 18 months didn't make me a thin person -- having a 5 hour TT did.

Thanks so much for the advice... I hope I can bounce back as good as you did!!!! And congrats on your remarkable weight loss!!!!

My surgery is scheduled for June 9th, 09. I'm so flippin excited it's unreal. And while I know I have tons of time until I get to this stage, I was wondering how much your TT and Thigh tuck cost you?

Thanks,

Jessica