Post Tummy Tuck Workout
Wow, I didn't realize you were allowed to work out so soon after plastics!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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on 11/17/15 8:47 am
I was also back at the gym after a week and a half of my tummy tuck. My plastic surgeon said...do what you feel like doing. I don't think he understood that I often push myself, so when I went back after like a month, he was shocked that I was squatting. He did have to draw some fluid off my abdomen because the muscles, as they heal, were still kinda bleeding inside. I didn't know not to do it because he said do what I felt like doing, and he didn't know that what I felt like doing was squats, etc. We don't know what's going on inside our bodies and remember with all that anesthesia, our abdomen is numb for quite a time. I had my tummy tuck back in February of 2015 but honestly, parts of my abdomen are still numb. With that being said, just be careful, but I think as long it wouldn't create bleeding on the inside, and you feel no pain, go for it.
Four weeks after my tummy tuck surgery in Manila, I started going back to the gym. I didn't do some strenuous workouts, just light cardio initially. My good doctor Dr Rino Lorenzo, advised me to begin very slowly before i even build up to my former intensity. I didn't want to compromise my recovery and I wanted to avoid ANY complications so I followed his advice fully. I always listened to my body and seek my doctor's advise when I wanted to upgrade my workout. It was effective for me that way. It really worked out great for me. I love my result!
