So I'm planning on going back to the gym sometime, but I'm obviously planning on healing first. I was just curious - how soon did you guys wait till you went to the gym and worked out?:confused:

So I'm planning on going back to the gym sometime, but I'm obviously planning on healing first. I was just curious - how soon did you guys wait till you went to the gym and worked out?:confused:

I went back to the gym the week after surgery. I'm just not allowed to do any weights yet. I do the cardio machines. You will want to wait to do any weights or leg pushes. I just got clearance this week to do sit ups. I was banded on 10/3/09.

I was released to go back to work 8 days after my surgery. My doctor said as long as you don't need pain medicine you can return to work. He did say that if you work in the medical field and/or exposed to bacteria and viruses on a regular basis you should wait for 14 days before returning to work.:bored:

I had surgery on a Friday, by Sunday evening I was walking my 5 mile route that I had been doing presurgery. I was walking much slower than normal but by the end of the following week I was almost back to normal. The walking really helped to get the gas out of my body after surgery too. I was back in the gym the following week. Nothing abdominal for another 4 weeks after that. But by all means start the cardio back up as quickly as you feel up to it.