Hey! Banded 4/13/09. How soon am I permitted to do any exercise besides walking?

Any suggestions?

Thanks guys.

I was told to listen to my body. If you try something and it hurts, stop doing it. Be especially careful not to to do any heavy lifting or cause too much strain on the abdominal area for the first six weeks so that the port and tubing can heal in place properly.

I was cleared to go back to the gym at 2 weeks. But nothing that strained the abs until I felt ready. I waited about 2 months for that.

I was banded last week (5/7/09). I did a 35 minute work out on my elliptical on Saturday 5/9 and everything felt okay. Since then I have worked out 2 more times (increased the intensity each time) and have not had any pain or complications.

I really think it is up to the person. I know of a few people who were banded and did not do any activity for over a month. Start off slowly and see how you do.

My doctor said I could walk every day, but nothing more for the first 6 weeks after surgery. Now that I'm beyond that, he said to keep it light for the first month (no heavy work on my stomach/abs), but anything else was fine. I've been doing the couch to 5k running program, and yoga but I haven't added more than that yet.

I started significant exercise about 2 months post op - and insanely serious exercise about 3 months post op.

Brad