Anyone have physical problems stopping them from exercising post-op?

I am over 2 mo. post op and I can not exercise the way my surgeon suggested. I have physical problems, some of which I had pre-op. My herniated discs in my spine got worse due to the morbid obesity. I also have knee, etc problems that prevent me from walking except for the normal walking that I do during the day around the house. DOES ANYONE ELSE POST-OP HAVE THIS PROBLEM, TOO? Has it created problems for you w/ not losing the amt of wt that you think you should? How do you handle it? I am quite frustrated by all this. I want to be able to walk a mile or two a day like other's are doing or go to the gym and work out but I can't. Just walking in a store creates pain in my back and legs. I have lost close to 100 lbs (both preop and postop)....yet I still continue to have these problems. My surgeon says that it may get better as I continue to take the wt off but what do I do in the meantime???

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