How active are you?

Hello to all. For those of you who have had surgery recently (and advice from those who are further out too) how active are you daily? I am 9 days post op and walking 3-4 times per day (surgeon says I can't walk enough), today I did a little house cleaning (dusting things without bending or straining), cleaning off the counter, a little bathroom work. Nothing strenuous. I feel great. A little bit sore in the abdominal area but that's it. I would love to do more but know that I shouldn't. What about you? Kim

HI Kim, I had surgery the same day as you and I am not really active yet. I do walk all through the house all day. I also live across the street from my daughters school, so I walk her over and walk back every morning, then again each afternoon to pick her up, I dont know how much time you have to walk to consider it "going out walking", but I am outside 4 times a day. I also have taken a trip to the store yesterday and today and walk a round for a bit, but other than that I am still pretty tired a lot of the time. I figure about a month or two out I will set up more of a routine and really get serious about exercise, but I have had surgery enough times to know you dont want to pu**** Good luck to you! Karyn

HI I had wls the 23rd and i startted my walking yesterday. 1/2 a mile but tonight i'm going for 1 mile i have a tread mill so handy when its cold. I found out i loose better when i walk at night but i cant wait until it's warm enough to walk outside!!Still alittle sore and no problem at all. Debra

Don't over do. I did and found a whole new pain. It wasn't fun. My surgeon said that people have a tendency to over do if they are feeling great. I sure did. Sounds like your recovery is going great. Congratulations!!

Walking a mile a day, but not doing heavy chores or a lot of bending over. ::hugs:: Cyndi

I had sugery on the 23rd & 24th. I had complecations and had to have a second surgery to fix a blockage in my instestine. I am still very sore. I am not too active yet. I walk around the house mostly. I have gone out to the store a couple of times and walked around, it felt pretty good, but I felt tired. I also get a very bad stabbing pain in my back up under my rib cage if I over do it. I also have a really bad fungus rash around my G-tube and it hurts if it gets sweaty and hot. I plan to do much more as soon as I can get my G-tube out and my body to cooperate... cathy