Re: Excercise Vs Non-Excercise before Surgery

[Guest guest]

when i talked to booth's nurse diana, one of the things she told me

to do to get my body ready for surgery and recovery was to START

WALKING EVERY DAY. that goes a long way to help your stamina

increase. if you have been sedentary, then start with just 5 minutes

a day and increase in 5 minute increments weekly, or as tolerated.

but get up and start moving! that is what is important.

mary y st.louis

> Someone on Dr. E's DS list brought up a very good point and that is

> Pre-Surgical physical activity to increase stamina and recovery

> time. I am seriously considering this for myself. Love knows I

need

> to re-start my exercise program. Funny thing happens to me, I

start

> to exercise and I really start to enjoy it. Something happens in my

> life, vacation, job assignment, etc. and I slip out of the routine.

> Before I can even realize it I find myself weeks and months go by

> without getting back to exercising and then my program fails. I

> really truly like exercising, I just HATE starting. Kind of like

> physics where you have the law of motion, an object standing still

> is more likely to stand still. (or something like that)

>

> Anyway, I digress....

>

> I'm thinking also it is a good idea to start a program for the

> incentive that it will decrease my recovery time and put me at

better

> risk in surgery than otherwise. Can we have a discussion about

> this? Is it worth my while? Have there been studies?

>

> I can use some incentive.

>

> Thank's

>

> " Bri "

>

>

> Nahodil

> Woodbridge, VA

> Pre-Op Dr. Elariny

> Fairfax INOVA Hospital

> BPD/DS Part 1 Version 1

> Date: TBA

[Guest guest]

Anything you can do before surgery to get yourself into better

condition is a good thing to do! It will definitely help your

recovery time. I made sure I quit smoking and I started walking

again, and also went back to water aerobics before surgery. One

thing I did not do, that I wish I did, was to work on upper body

strength. I think it would be a definite plus when trying to hoist

yourself up on those horrible hospital beds. My surgeon even had us

work on blowing up a balloon--to work on lung capacity. So I think

it's all good. After my surgery I would walk--sometimes 20 minutes a

day, some days none, but tried to do something. At 3 months post-op

I joined a gym. Just do something and keep moving! Good luck!

Suzanne W., switched 9/25/00

311 lbs, 49.9 bmi, 5'7 "

now 195, bmi 32, and feeling fine!

> Someone on Dr. E's DS list brought up a very good point and that is

> Pre-Surgical physical activity to increase stamina and recovery

> time. I am seriously considering this for myself. Love knows I

need

> to re-start my exercise program. Funny thing happens to me, I

start

> to exercise and I really start to enjoy it. Something happens in my

> life, vacation, job assignment, etc. and I slip out of the routine.

> Before I can even realize it I find myself weeks and months go by

> without getting back to exercising and then my program fails. I

> really truly like exercising, I just HATE starting. Kind of like

> physics where you have the law of motion, an object standing still

> is more likely to stand still. (or something like that)

>

> Anyway, I digress....

>

> I'm thinking also it is a good idea to start a program for the

> incentive that it will decrease my recovery time and put me at

better

> risk in surgery than otherwise. Can we have a discussion about

> this? Is it worth my while? Have there been studies?

>

> I can use some incentive.

>

> Thank's

>

> " Bri "

>

>

> Nahodil

> Woodbridge, VA

> Pre-Op Dr. Elariny

> Fairfax INOVA Hospital

> BPD/DS Part 1 Version 1

> Date: TBA

[Guest guest]

I went through a very high risk pregnancy and 18 weeks of bedrest. Even

then, my doctor had me doing various exercises - even in bed - so that I

would have built up strength for labor & delivery - and particularly in case

a c-section was needed - which it was.

Just my 2 cents worth...

Dina in Aloha, OR

Age 37/BMI 61

Waiting for my consult with Dr.

Hoping my new insurance will cover it all....

Re: Excercise Vs Non-Excercise before Surgery

Anything you can do before surgery to get yourself into better

condition is a good thing to do! It will definitely help your

recovery time. I made sure I quit smoking and I started walking

again, and also went back to water aerobics before surgery. One

thing I did not do, that I wish I did, was to work on upper body

strength. I think it would be a definite plus when trying to hoist

yourself up on those horrible hospital beds. My surgeon even had us

work on blowing up a balloon--to work on lung capacity. So I think

it's all good. After my surgery I would walk--sometimes 20 minutes a

day, some days none, but tried to do something. At 3 months post-op

I joined a gym. Just do something and keep moving! Good luck!

Suzanne W., switched 9/25/00

311 lbs, 49.9 bmi, 5'7 "

now 195, bmi 32, and feeling fine!

> Someone on Dr. E's DS list brought up a very good point and that is

> Pre-Surgical physical activity to increase stamina and recovery

> time. I am seriously considering this for myself. Love knows I

need

> to re-start my exercise program. Funny thing happens to me, I

start

> to exercise and I really start to enjoy it. Something happens in my

> life, vacation, job assignment, etc. and I slip out of the routine.

> Before I can even realize it I find myself weeks and months go by

> without getting back to exercising and then my program fails. I

> really truly like exercising, I just HATE starting. Kind of like

> physics where you have the law of motion, an object standing still

> is more likely to stand still. (or something like that)

>

> Anyway, I digress....

>

> I'm thinking also it is a good idea to start a program for the

> incentive that it will decrease my recovery time and put me at

better

> risk in surgery than otherwise. Can we have a discussion about

> this? Is it worth my while? Have there been studies?

>

> I can use some incentive.

>

> Thank's

>

> " Bri "

>

>

> Nahodil

> Woodbridge, VA

> Pre-Op Dr. Elariny

> Fairfax INOVA Hospital

> BPD/DS Part 1 Version 1

> Date: TBA

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[Guest guest]

Hey Bri,

I'm with you on the exercise thing... its been really hard to get

back into my routine. I was doing great for the longest time, then

life's stresses took over and pow...just getting up was an effort.

I've recently returned to the Y for water aerobics 2x a week and have

been doing some weight training for 1 1/2 years 2 x a week. Funny how

I got myself to the gym..maybe its the good looking Personal

Trainer..yowsa! Nothing like having a personal cheerleader telling

you, " You can do it! " I've also increased the amount of walking I've

been doing during the day. Not specially going for a walk..I'm still

resisting that for some reason, but parking a little further away

from where I want to go and that kind of a thing. I just want to be

as healthy as possible as it is at my current weight. All the extra

activitity and changing my diet a bit has actually netted me some

weight loss! I get weighed again next week and am hoping to see

another loss. I'm determined to be down 16 more lbs by surgery date

of 9/21/01!

Best wishes to you! A personal cheer an advisor in my life suggested

I come up with is, " Go, , Go! " I say to you, Go , Go!

All the best,

M

> Someone on Dr. E's DS list brought up a very good point and that is

> Pre-Surgical physical activity to increase stamina and recovery

> time. I am seriously considering this for myself. Love knows I

need

> to re-start my exercise program. Funny thing happens to me, I

start

> to exercise and I really start to enjoy it. Something happens in my

> life, vacation, job assignment, etc. and I slip out of the routine.

> Before I can even realize it I find myself weeks and months go by

> without getting back to exercising and then my program fails. I

> really truly like exercising, I just HATE starting. Kind of like

> physics where you have the law of motion, an object standing still

> is more likely to stand still. (or something like that)

>

> Anyway, I digress....

>

> I'm thinking also it is a good idea to start a program for the

> incentive that it will decrease my recovery time and put me at

better

> risk in surgery than otherwise. Can we have a discussion about

> this? Is it worth my while? Have there been studies?

>

> I can use some incentive.

>

> Thank's

>

> " Bri "

>

>

> Nahodil

> Woodbridge, VA

> Pre-Op Dr. Elariny

> Fairfax INOVA Hospital

> BPD/DS Part 1 Version 1

> Date: TBA