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Posted 4/2/2017 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
How long did it take you to recover from your ileostomy surgery to where you started working out again? I'm 5 weeks out and thinking about doing some light running this week. I did a half marathon at the end of October 2016 and 0-2 gym workouts per week for the next couple of months after that. I suppose I should check with my doctor.
Posted 4/3/2017 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
I would wait until you see your doctor before starting anything back up. When is your follow up appt?

At my 6 week follow up appt my surgeon cleared me for any exercise but gave the same advice as eating and adding new foods, start slow. For example, running was fine but do a few 2 mile jogs and see how I feel don't jump right into a 5 mile run or what I did before surgery.
Posted 4/3/2017 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
My follow up appt is in a week from now on April 11th.

Yeah, I was thinking about starting off with 1 or 2 miles and then working my way up slowly once I had a chance to talk to the doctor. So far, I've done a zumba class and a one hour bike ride at a leisurely pace and I've been ok.

Did you notice any differences with your ability to build muscle/gain/lose weight pre and post surgery?
Posted 4/4/2017 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
I did initially but I think that was because I was expecting too much too soon. I was really sick at the time of my surgery. Somewhere around 12-16 weeks things started to feel normal and I felt like I was getting my muscle tone back for most of my body. My abs felt really weak for awhile and I was careful there. But I had 3 surgeries in 6 months so I think that was why it took so much longer to feel core strength again.
Posted 4/15/2017 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
Charlotte:

Take your time to recover - this is serious surgery. It is not like getting stitches for a bad knife cut trying to slice a bagel.

I don't know how old you are, or how physically active you were before surgery, but just give your body time to recover, especially the ab muscles that were cut.

My surgeon told me to not life any weight above 10lbs....this lasted 6 months...after that, he said "go do what you want to do..." Of course, that's what he said..my body waited another 12 months before I felt like I felt the way before I ever got UC.

Best regards!!!
Posted 4/26/2017 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
I couldn't lift anything more than 10lbs for 6 weeks after all three surgeries so a week after each surgery I started doing different exercises with more reps with a 10lb Dumbbell. I also did a lot of walking. Obviously you know your body best, so I would say, if you feel good, go for it! Just stick within the Docs recommendations.
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