I would love to know this too. My surgery is in 6 weeks and would love to know when I can start exercising normal with out causing any internal harm :)

12wks Post Op.....and I have been exercising since the day after Surgery. However...I STILL GET TIRED LONG before I finish. Now..after surgery for the first month I just walked in my house for 10minutes (min increments). Then I built up to 20 minutes in the house (10minute increments). Finally I made my way to the gym about 6wks PostOp. I started at 20minutes....now I am up to almost 30minutes of JUST WALKING in the gym on the Treadmill. All that being said....I am TIRED at about 10minutes in the walk and want to QUIT!!!! I feel EnergyLess at that time. However, I just keep on Pushing Pushing Pushing until I finish. Not sure why I feel EnergyLess so early into walking cause I get in all of my required fluids, protein, vitamins,etc. So the answer is YES...I can barely make it but I still do it 3times a week. Rachel

12wks Post Op.....and I have been exercising since the day after Surgery. However...I STILL GET TIRED LONG before I finish. Now..after surgery for the first month I just walked in my house for 10minutes (min increments). Then I built up to 20 minutes in the house (10minute increments). Finally I made my way to the gym about 6wks PostOp. I started at 20minutes....now I am up to almost 30minutes of JUST WALKING in the gym on the Treadmill. All that being said....I am TIRED at about 10minutes in the walk and want to QUIT!!!! I feel EnergyLess at that time. However, I just keep on Pushing Pushing Pushing until I finish. Not sure why I feel EnergyLess so early into walking cause I get in all of my required fluids, protein, vitamins,etc. So the answer is YES...I can barely make it but I still do it 3times a week. Rachel

12wks Post Op.....and I have been exercising since the day after Surgery. However...I STILL GET TIRED LONG before I finish. Now..after surgery for the first month I just walked in my house for 10minutes (min increments). Then I built up to 20 minutes in the house (10minute increments). Finally I made my way to the gym about 6wks PostOp. I started at 20minutes....now I am up to almost 30minutes of JUST WALKING in the gym on the Treadmill. All that being said....I am TIRED at about 10minutes in the walk and want to QUIT!!!! I feel EnergyLess at that time. However, I just keep on Pushing Pushing Pushing until I finish. Not sure why I feel EnergyLess so early into walking cause I get in all of my required fluids, protein, vitamins,etc. So the answer is YES...I can barely make it but I still do it 3times a week. Rachel

12wks Post Op.....and I have been exercising since the day after Surgery. However...I STILL GET TIRED LONG before I finish. Now..after surgery for the first month I just walked in my house for 10minutes (min increments). Then I built up to 20 minutes in the house (10minute increments). Finally I made my way to the gym about 6wks PostOp. I started at 20minutes....now I am up to almost 30minutes of JUST WALKING in the gym on the Treadmill. All that being said....I am TIRED at about 10minutes in the walk and want to QUIT!!!! I feel EnergyLess at that time. However, I just keep on Pushing Pushing Pushing until I finish. Not sure why I feel EnergyLess so early into walking cause I get in all of my required fluids, protein, vitamins,etc. So the answer is YES...I can barely make it but I still do it 3times a week. Rachel

12wks Post Op.....and I have been exercising since the day after Surgery. However...I STILL GET TIRED LONG before I finish. Now..after surgery for the first month I just walked in my house for 10minutes (min increments). Then I built up to 20 minutes in the house (10minute increments). Finally I made my way to the gym about 6wks PostOp. I started at 20minutes....now I am up to almost 30minutes of JUST WALKING in the gym on the Treadmill. All that being said....I am TIRED at about 10minutes in the walk and want to QUIT!!!! I feel EnergyLess at that time. However, I just keep on Pushing Pushing Pushing until I finish. Not sure why I feel EnergyLess so early into walking cause I get in all of my required fluids, protein, vitamins,etc. So the answer is YES...I can barely make it but I still do it 3times a week. Rachel

Your surgeon should give you a exercise program to follow post op.

I would recommend getting a heart monitor, you need to get to 30 minutes at your target heart rate in order for exercise to be helpful. At 4 to 6 weeks you need to add resistance training i.e. weights; to help build muscles. It is normal to be sluggish and tired but keep at it and you should start feeling better around week 6 to 8.

Kate

I started walking the day of surgery. I was cleared to do the elliptical at 8 weeks out. Some doctors clear you for major exercise at 6 weeks. I found it easiest to spread my exercise throughout the day.

JJ

I wasn't given the go-ahead on exercise until I was six weeks PO. However, I was able to walk right off the bat, and walking is just about all that I do, except for some hand weights for upper body toning. And it's been enough! I'm told I look hot!

Walking right away....3 wekks out am able to do light weights on arms and legs...no abs yet. Walk, walk, walk....I can do 20 on the tred mill, but then later get in a regular walk around the neighborhood!

I'm about 5 weeks post op and I haven't done much excersize yet, but I do walk. I walk whereever I can and for as long as possible. When I was about 2 weeks out, I would go to the mall and walk for hours! Now I see my doc next week for my 6 week check up and I will see if I'm cleared for working out at a gym. I want to go back to the gym soooo bad!!