Question:
What is a good exercise 2 months post op?

I am 2 mos post op. My doctor told me that I cannot do stomach crunches until the sixth month. Anyone have any advice as to what i can do for the mid- area? Please help I am getting desperate. I am walking 2 miles a day and lifting weights. ANy suggestions?    — [Anonymous] (posted on September 6, 2001)

September 6, 2001
ask your doc if you can swim yet and if you can you can do lo impact crunches in the water with a noodle (noodle shaped floatation device
   — Bethany M.

September 10, 2001
Huh. Goes to show you that all docs are different. I asked mine at 2 months what abdominal exercises I could do and he said "anything you want." I do crunches, but I did start very slowly and stopped if I felt uncomfortable. You might try something that is not expressly for the abs but uses the abs as stabilizers. I do a lot of squat and deadlift variations at relatively low weights (I started out at about 10 pounds on the Smith machine--I was scared to death that my guts would fall out on the floor! lol). If you have access to a rowing machine, that is pretty total-body, too. The bottom line is that if you are doing weights, you are using your abs in some capacity. Don't worry too much about focusing on them until your dr says it's okay. With all the other stuff you're doing you will be able to pick it up at 6 months with no problems.
   — ctyst