How long after anchor cut abdominoplasty before exercise?
How long can I expect to be:
1) Unable to walk a mile?
2) Unable to lift weights or do abdominal exercise?
3) Unable to do low impact aerobics?
"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U. Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift 12/08
Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09 -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
Total Cost: $33,500 Start wt: 368 RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150 Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7
Ok now I didn't have anchor cut, LBL without anchor.
1) I walked one mile at 3 weeks out.
2) I was on a 6 lb weight restriction for 6 weeks, I believe my surgeon does 10lbs for TT. I can do any exercises now at 6 weeks but I don't need to do abdominal work for a while as my stomach is flat. However I do like a strong core so as soon as I can I will (me physically and mentally speaking, not yet).
3) I can run now at 6 weeks out, cleared for anything I can tolerate.
Here is my surgeon's protocol postop LBL:
1-2 weeks walking around the house frequently. Several times an hour.
2-4 weeks walking not to break a sweat building distance as I go along.
4-6 weeks walking to break a sweat.
after 6 weeks cleared for anything I can tolerate.
I was walking 1 mile by 3 weeks out.
the first week the wind was just out of my sails completely... it was crazy. My OR time was 7 hours and I know yours will be a long time too so expect fatigue and lethargy instantly unfortunately. I wasn't hungry until 3 weeks postop so I mainly slept, drank shakes and ate yogurt.
2.5 weeks out, my nerve endings suddenly came to life which put a new fun twist on things, I think u remember that. It lasted 36 hours for the most part then the numbness was gone so new pain there but very tolerable. The zingers sucked for me. Nothing helped them, even lortab.
3 weeks out - started walking a lot more, standing up more straight and edurance came back some. Still couldn't take long periods of activity but was starting to see some light at the end of the tunned.
4 weeks out - not a lot of improvement from week 3, this got me down. I was still getting smacked down on the couch from fatigue after an hour or two and it was mentally killing me.
5 weeks out - HOORAY finally starting to feel normal, just some minor aches in abdomen in different places every day it seemed. I think I was using all my abdominal muscles to get up by now. Not relying on my arms any longer.
6 weeks out - I am a new woman for real. No longer being smacked down at all, can withstand everything for the most part. Running I feel in my hip incisions. I can finally sit in any chair and not feel pulling on my back so much although it is tight but duh its supposed to be Mel!
Does this help at all?
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RNY- 12/04/06 with Dr. Matt Glasock
LBL - 4/28/09 with Dr. Rene Recinos
"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U. Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift 12/08
Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09 -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
Total Cost: $33,500 Start wt: 368 RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150 Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7
"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U. Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift 12/08
Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09 -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
Total Cost: $33,500 Start wt: 368 RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150 Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7
I was a gym rat too - all this rest isn't natural at ALL for me!!!!
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