Plastic Surgery and exercise

 So I got my date of the 23rd for my reduction/lift.  And now the anxiety about not being able to exercise has set in.  I mean, I look forward to exercising.  I have to force myself to have a rest day and I am still usually out for a walk or a swim.  So for those of you who had PS how long were you out?  How quickly could you do light exercise?  How quickly were you back into the full swing?

I'm thinking I could switch to the bike as my main form of exercise as there is less jarring of the upper body, but I REALLY need to get a decent bike for that.  I'm starting to really worry about this.

 I'm doin the full body in November and I'm already depressed about being down for a couple months. I have no clue about just a lift but I'd imagine biking would be okay
After a couple weeks. Congrats on getting it done though - you'll be much happier afterwards :)

 Are  you friends with Afdonn on MFP?  She just had plastics a few weeks ago and is back running already.  I am sure she would be glad to relate the details to you. 

I had chest done in June and did a half in September.

You are about to find out just how much we use the chest for EVERY LITTLE THING! You will be able to walk and use some elliptical but jus****ch swingin the arms.

I had a LBL on Dec 10, 2010. came back to a desk job in two weeks. ran a half in March.

Being active will help you recoup faster but there is no substitute for rest. Take the time...

I was down for 12 weeks aside from Walking. Let your body heal!

i had a TT and he wanted me walking right away. 2 days home from the hospital i was walking 5 miles a day. my ps was pretty conservative, at 1 month i could add exercise classes as long as it didnt cause me any discomfort