How long after appendectomy can I exercise?

[quietstormx1]

I had an appendectomy on the 8th of this month. Doctor said to wait 4 weeks from surgery before I start up any strenuous activities like getting back to the gym.

It's a beautiful day outside and I'm DIEING to play tennis. I figure tennis would be far less strenuous then basketball. I don't think I can take another week of doing absolutely no physical activities.

Any miscers have an appendectomy? If so, how long did you wait until you did anything physical again?

[quietstormx1]

bump

[djo90]

I can imagine you swinging a vicious backhand and ripping open your stitches/eviscerating yourself.


:O


Don't do it bro!

[quietstormx1]

I can imagine you swinging a vicious backhand and ripping open your stitches/eviscerating yourself.

:O

i dont have stitches anymore. the staples were removed a week after surgery, 2 weeks ago.

the wound is healed. i have no pain and can move fine.

[djo90]

oops

[LiveFitorDie]

they didnt do laproscoptic?

[xkrazymattx]

I had an appendectomy on the 8th of this month. Doctor said to wait 4 weeks from surgery before I start up any strenuous activities like getting back to the gym.

It's a beautiful day outside and I'm DIEING to play tennis. I figure tennis would be far less strenuous then basketball. I don't think I can take another week of doing absolutely no physical activities.

Any miscers have an appendectomy? If so, how long did you wait until you did anything physical again?

I know it wasnt JUST an appendectomy... but maybe itll help give you some insight. On the 20th of July i had my right colon removed, MY APPENDIX, AND part of my small intestine.. and I was able to start riding bikes and walking on a treadmill after 3 weeks and was able to lift no heavier than 50lbs after 5 weeks. I'm still recovering right now and im hoping that when I go back to the DR in a little more than a week he will release me to be able to lift at normal weights. I will say this though.. after 5 weeks of not lifting... I used to curl 50-60lb db's ... i had to start back at 20 and those almost killed me. It was like pushing the reset button for me BUT im hoping yours was done laparoscopicly. Unfortunately for me.. i have approx a 8-10" incision going up my lower stomach ending about 2" above my belly button since I was actually cut open.

[makshim]

Good idea man, ask the misc. What does your doctor know anyway?

[coobreeze22]

I had an appendectomy on the 8th of this month. Doctor said to wait 4 weeks from surgery before I start up any strenuous activities like getting back to the gym.

It's a beautiful day outside and I'm DIEING to play tennis. I figure tennis would be far less strenuous then basketball. I don't think I can take another week of doing absolutely no physical activities.

Any miscers have an appendectomy? If so, how long did you wait until you did anything physical again?

a while bro, my cousin didnt listen cuz he has a concrete company and he started working a few weeks after and ended up getting two hernias because it wasnt all healed. id wait it out