Exercise Suggestions

The first exercise I could do after my partial was swimming. It felt really strange stretching for each stroke but I think it really helped. Time on a stationary bike could be pretty good as well. I waited a while to take my first real bike ride. I've had a few crashes and didn't feel comfortable with the idea of taking any chances of that happening until my insides felt relatively normal.  Good luck.  

SusanB2014 said:

Swimming huh?

Thanks for your suggestions. My sister also thought swimming might help. Unfortunately I don't love swimming but stationary biking might work. Today I tried some simple yoga for stretching. I guess simple wasn't so simple but it showed me how much I need to get stretching!

as your body gets used to the "new" you, things improve. I did the same thing as many of you. I was exercising, golfing, running and riding my motorcycle in about a month. But you can only do as much as your body will allow. There just is no reason to push it. If you progress at the rate your body feels comfortable, you will get to your target conditioning soon enough. I think we get afraid that we will never feel much better than we do after surgery. And we desparately want to be back where we were, and forget the whole nephrectomy thing happened. In the scope of things, a slower recovery is not only fine but preferable. Next year when you look back at this experience, a month or so, here or there, is not going to have been important. Just keep moving. Just get better.

SusanB2014 said:

Wow

You were doing so much just after a month?!! I feel like I've been moving at baby steps.

i keep losing paragraphs I've written. Why???  

I also said that I'd keep on moving and hopefully I'll be better than I was pre-surgery.  thanks for the pep talk.

I'm no computer guru but when I have problems with web pages I clear the cookies and the temporary internet files.  Then relaunch the web browser. 

Glad your feeling better!  I had a partial open in March.

I too started swimming at 6 weeks.  Took a couple times for it to feel good, but was back to 1/2 mile twice a week after week.  I also talked to a PT and she gave me exercises to stregthen my core - which you can do with a 5lb weight.  Also some stretches - all felt so good that I am still doing them everyday.  Also a heating pad felt good after a long day.

Biking was suggested, and I did that as well.  Stationary for awhile since was a bit scared about crashing.  But until you can run, walk..very fast 8-). 

Can you find a physical therapist or even some personal trainers who know how to deal with "after surgery" people?  I could tell you what I was told and how was told to do them, but would feel better if you could find someone to make sure you're dong them right.

I also did step-ups on the first stair at home.  You don't have to go fast, so no "jarring", but it's a great cardio and easy to do. 8-)