<![CDATA[Sports after open abdominal surgery?]]>Hello guys,

I had a big open abdominal surgery in October. Now I feel OK but I still have pain but the surgeon said everything is fine.
Well, I need to wear a belly-belt and I must not make any movement that needs the abdominal muscle.
Any advice how I could keep fit? I still may not go swimming, I hate running, I love yoga which I am not able to do for at least 6 months in future.
Which sport should I do this winter, or any advice for exercises?

My biggest problem is that I really lost too much weight from my muscles, especially from my arms, shoulder, and my buttocks. It is hard for me to sit on a chair longer than 30 minutes because there is no flesh on my buttocks.

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/topic/5572/sports-after-open-abdominal-surgeryRSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 09:05:58 GMTSun, 20 Nov 2011 21:00:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sports after open abdominal surgery? on Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:44:16 GMT]]>@nagysanci:

Any advice how I could keep fit? I still may not go swimming, I hate running, I love yoga which I am not able to do for at least 6 months in future.

"Keeping fit" includes allowing for your body tissues to heal properly, while over-exertion could jeopardize that. Put any exercise on the back burner for the next six months.

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/79684https://community.gaytor.rent/post/79684Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:44:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sports after open abdominal surgery? on Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:38:09 GMT]]>Thnaks for the advice. Now I do stepping exercises and walking up the stairs because my bottom is too flat and it is hard to sit (and my bottom looks like that of an old man)
I am not recommended to move my abdominal muscles as the doctor said unless I would like to come back to a hernia surgery.

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/79682https://community.gaytor.rent/post/79682Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:38:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sports after open abdominal surgery? on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:09:09 GMT]]>I'd do weighted exercises, on a machine, not free weights, that targets the other areas.

Stationary bikes, as long as you aren't swaying side to side as  you do it, and treadmills doing fast walking is good.

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/79680https://community.gaytor.rent/post/79680Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:09:09 GMT