Going back the the gym

I’m 19 days post op and saw my surgeon on Wednesday, he said I was fine to start exercising again but to avoid upper body and running. He said I’d be fine to do a spin class but was worried that might raise my heart rate too much and cause any bleeding. Did anyone start exercising again this early? I’m assuming steady cardio would be ok now, and no weights?

Hi Nicole,

I emailed my nurse at 3 weeks asking if I could go to the gym for lower body, and if I could really go for it, and she said…

“Hi Alice,

Walking on the treadmill would be fine, but it would not be a good idea to be doing any exercise that “works up a sweat”, your body is still recovering, a sweaty moist environment breeds bacteria, so to avoid complications, including infection, I would wait until 6 weeks to exercise properly.”

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