My weight-lifting ostomates, can you share your routine?

I just made my ostomy permanent in December (but I have had my ostomy for four years now). I have been exercising a little (mostly in an attempt to lose the weight I gained while recovering, ha) but really want to build muscle and get back into lifting. Not that I want to become a body builder but I'd like be able to bench and possibly squat if I can.

So to my jacked ostomates, what's your routine? Any exercises you specifically avoid? My ostomy nurse has said I can do most exercises but DO NOT dead lift. I have read don't work out abs directly but rather indirectly through other core exercises.

Look forward to everyone's responses. Thanks!

Weight lifting ostomate here. I've had my ostomy for a year and three months now. I took it easy for the fist year and then started back seriously this January. I am doing pretty much the same exercises I did prior to surgery with the exception of dead lifts. I wear a hernia belt made for ostomies that has a hole in it to accomodate the bag.

I do a push/pull/legs program with the basic lifts - squats, bench, over head press, rows, etc. plus accesory exercises. I lost a lot of strength but am slowly working on getting back to where I was.

Good luck getting back into it

I have definitely done dead lifts, but I didn't try until I was 3 years post op. I also usually lift about 50 pounds at most, so that might make a difference! I do lots of ab exercises too and never had a problem. It probably took me around a year before I felt some straining around my scars though, so take it easy for a bit. You'll get into a good routine in no time.