Please, need advice on post surgery physical activity!

[Guest guest]

Hello--

My surgery date is this friday (eeeeek)! The nerves are definetely

setting in.

Here is my question: I am in the habit of frequent excersize and had

even planned to do an adventure sort of race in the later part of

august. But I'm wondering what condition I will be in to train after

my surgery.

At the pre-op check-up today the nurse suggested that I would feel

fatigued for quite some time and my surgeron told me I shouln't

excersize for at least two weeks afterwards. What do you guys think?

WHen will I be ready to walk/ run? I am 24 years old. And I just pray

I'll be back in action soon. I am grateful for any advice!

Thanks so much!!

Jessie

[Guest guest]

Hi Jessie -

I guess the length of time depends on your procedure but from what

I've heard you can resume your activities when " you feel up to it. "

In other words you should know when the time is right. The other

consideration is you (obviously) don't want to risk injury to your

face, so if there is a chance of falling etc. maybe that's not a

good idea for awhile.

I'm a runner myself and I've wondered about the same thing. I

figure about the time I gain the weight back I lost from the liquid

diet, I'll want to get on the treadmill. I'll probably try walking

first.

Jay

> Hello--

>

> My surgery date is this friday (eeeeek)! The nerves are definetely

> setting in.

>

> Here is my question: I am in the habit of frequent excersize and

had

> even planned to do an adventure sort of race in the later part of

> august. But I'm wondering what condition I will be in to train

after

> my surgery.

>

> At the pre-op check-up today the nurse suggested that I would feel

> fatigued for quite some time and my surgeron told me I shouln't

> excersize for at least two weeks afterwards. What do you guys

think?

>

> WHen will I be ready to walk/ run? I am 24 years old. And I just

pray

> I'll be back in action soon. I am grateful for any advice!

>

> Thanks so much!!

>

> Jessie

[Guest guest]

Hi you want to start slowly remember your ears and therefore a bit

of your balance are affected. You take a bit to get the fluids and

food into you that you need. You also need to worry about growth

and from what I understand the body will use calories for locomotion

before healing.

At two weeks I hit the pool - figured I couldn't fall in the

pool I couldn't put my face in the water but I could exercise in

it. Walking was fine at a week, running I was too chicken for a

while.

You will also want to avoid doing anything that could rebreak at the

site of your screws...as for a while it would be fairly easy to do.

But there are probably things you can do more 'stationary' such as

cycling machines, an elipse mahcine, weights would probably be fine.

As long as you aren't loosing too much weight as then pushing up

your exercise routine too quickly could actually end up hurting

yourself. Give yourself the two weeks without an agenda as

otherwise you might get really depressed in the first few days post

op when just managing to shower, clean your mouth and push food down

the back of your throat seems like you ran a 10k race

Shiloh

> Hello--

>

> My surgery date is this friday (eeeeek)! The nerves are definetely

> setting in.

>

> Here is my question: I am in the habit of frequent excersize and

had

> even planned to do an adventure sort of race in the later part of

> august. But I'm wondering what condition I will be in to train

after

> my surgery.

>

> At the pre-op check-up today the nurse suggested that I would feel

> fatigued for quite some time and my surgeron told me I shouln't

> excersize for at least two weeks afterwards. What do you guys

think?

>

> WHen will I be ready to walk/ run? I am 24 years old. And I just

pray

> I'll be back in action soon. I am grateful for any advice!

>

> Thanks so much!!

>

> Jessie

[Guest guest]

I wondered a lot about exercise too. I was told I would be too tired

to do much of anything. Truth is, I was 'fatigued' for maybe 3 days

after surgery. By that I mean, walking made me tired. By day 5, I

could and did walk miles though I did it in my cushiest sneakers.

But even then, stairs were a lot harder than they were before surgery-

-especially while carrying something like groceries. By week three I

could 'run'up several flights of stairs although still not as easily

as before. (I not in any kind of competitive shape before surgery,

although I WAS in decent shape for a regular 30-something.)

My guess is that you will not be running for at least three weeks. I

dont have any medical knowledge about this. But some things you will

just not want to do because it will make your face, and the swelling

that is weighing down your face feel worse. (There are no sports

bras for swollen jaws.) For days after surgery I could feel my face

when I combed my hair. No pony tails for me. Tilting back my head

was not an option, not because of pain, but because of stiffness and

a weird-definitely-not-fun feeling. If you're anything like me,

situps will be impossible for at least three weeks.

But I bet you will be able to bike, use a rowing machine and that

sort of thing quickly--once you get over your fatigue. Anything that

jars you repeatedly like a bumpy bus ride,or running you wll probably

not want to experience much. Im at 4 weeks now, and I still wouldn't

run any further than across the street because it makes me so much

more aware of the swelling, and it sort of makes me feel like it

makes the swelling worse. But you are so much younger and in better

shape to begin with. You'd probably heal faster.

On the plus side, I have been doing pilates and using hand weights.

I started the pilates at two and a half weeks, and the weights at 3

or three and a half. You're going to have what, 10 weeks to play

with? Im guessing if your adventure racing is hiking, orienteering,

biking, you'd finish but maybe not do as well as you'd like. If

you're going to be running a lot? I just don't know. Like I said,

Im at four weeks and I don't run. I don't know what my dr. would say

either. I just know that I, personally,don't feel comfortable

running yet.

> Hello--

>

> My surgery date is this friday (eeeeek)! The nerves are definetely

> setting in.

>

> Here is my question: I am in the habit of frequent excersize and

had

> even planned to do an adventure sort of race in the later part of

> august. But I'm wondering what condition I will be in to train

after

> my surgery.

>

> At the pre-op check-up today the nurse suggested that I would feel

> fatigued for quite some time and my surgeron told me I shouln't

> excersize for at least two weeks afterwards. What do you guys think?

>

> WHen will I be ready to walk/ run? I am 24 years old. And I just

pray

> I'll be back in action soon. I am grateful for any advice!

>

> Thanks so much!!

>

> Jessie

[Guest guest]

,

I'm a 25 year old guy, and had my surgery on June 2 (just to give you some

background, I'm probably fairly similar case to you).

Before my surgery, I did a fair amount of running, cycling, weight lifting, etc.

I asked

my doc about returning to normal form after surgery, and he said as long as I

feel up

to it, do what I like with the exception of running and contact sports. He said

no

running for a few months after surgery due to the jarring. I was given the OK

to cycle

(which has much less impact on your bones and joints than running), so I guess

I'll

have to fill in the lack of running with extra cycling. I forgot to ask about

wake-

boarding and other water sports, but I imagine they are going to be considered

" contact sports. " But, I would just ask the doc -- your case may be different,

or you

doc may have a different opinion.

As for feeling up to it, I'm on operation day +6, I don't see myself wanting to

excercise for a bit. The liquid diet just kills your energy level. Maybe once

solid

foods (and thus more calories) are introduced into my system, I'd be up for a

workout.

But what kind of adventure race are you signed up for? Just make sure to clear

it with

your doc. You wouldn't want to go through this twice just to compete in a race.

-AJ

> > Hello--

> >

> > My surgery date is this friday (eeeeek)! The nerves are definetely

> > setting in.

> >

> > Here is my question: I am in the habit of frequent excersize and

> had

> > even planned to do an adventure sort of race in the later part of

> > august. But I'm wondering what condition I will be in to train

> after

> > my surgery.

> >

> > At the pre-op check-up today the nurse suggested that I would feel

> > fatigued for quite some time and my surgeron told me I shouln't

> > excersize for at least two weeks afterwards. What do you guys think?

> >

> > WHen will I be ready to walk/ run? I am 24 years old. And I just

> pray

> > I'll be back in action soon. I am grateful for any advice!

> >

> > Thanks so much!!

> >

> > Jessie