Question:
I just wonder since I'm 9 wks out...

Should I be doing more than walking? I either walk 2 miles or for atleast 1hr. When is it time to hit the gym? Thanks    — luckyflowers (posted on August 21, 2003)

August 21, 2003
Of course you'll need to check with your physician first, but I was back to the gym at three weeks post-op. Walking is great, but you'll really want to start adding some cardio for the heart :)
   — Barbara C.

August 21, 2003
Walking is cardio if you walk briskly which you should if this is your form of exercise. I have walked since 8 weeks out and there are so many ways to make walking even more of a work out for you. At 9 weeks out you are probably eating no carbs and therefore really can't work out much harder than that without eating into muscle. I had an exercise physiologist tell me this. If I exercise too much even now at 7+ months out I pay for it with a very low energy level.
   — Carol S.

August 22, 2003
Check with your doc. Mine doesn't want us doing anything too strenuous for the first three months to reduce the risk of hernias (even in lap patients). See what yours has to say.
   — Vespa R.

August 22, 2003
I started with ap ersonal trainer yesterday and boy do I feel it today--but it also feels good! Besides a lot of leg work on machines he has me doing the following: 25 calf raises and lowering on a step, free weights two - five # 3 reps of twelve --bicept lifts, tricep kickbacks for the batwings, triceps lifts modified for the bench and he protected my abs and upper body until 3 mos. after surgery. So I would advise one session with a personal trainer--most gyms have them and the first training is free! to set up a weightraining program designed specifically for you and your surgery needs. I also walk /jog 1 1/2 miles a day--if you do it fast enough it's cardio! Good luck! Open rny 6-9-03-38# and 3 sizes
   — who A.