Has anyone had to have surgery in their weightloss journey?

A part of being healthy is making sure your body works properly. If this surgery is important - do what the doctor says and ease up for a few weeks! You can still watch what you eat, maybe some on some slow walks or swimming if that is ok by your doctor, and just get back to it after you've healed! Hope all goes well!

I got an umbilical hernia on January 27th and I had to have it repaired but was told I couldn't lift more than 30lbs until after surgery. Now, the restrictions didn't say anything about running, so at the beginning of March I started running. I continued for a month and they finally did my surgery on March 30th. I had two weeks where I couldn't even go to work, then two weeks where I could work but had a serious lifting profile. On May 1st, I was back to running. I waited a couple extra months before I started lifting again, just to be safe.

I went from running 5 miles to work easily on March 29th, then I had four weeks off, and on May 2nd I could barely make it a mile! It was terrible. It took a few weeks to get back to where I was once I started up again

I had knee surgery in November and I have to say I did put weight back on. My activity was severely limited (obviously!) - I wasn't even allowed into a pool for the first 3 weeks. Cardio is the only thing that keeps me sane so I started to get a bit depressed 6 weeks in and wasn't faithful about eating properly. I don't say this to be discouraging, just so you'll be aware it happens to some people. You can definitely maintain where you are right now, and even lose more through diet alone. I decided to just not worry about it while I was recuperating though. I had enough other stress just healing without panicking about the scale going up.

I was 0 exercise for 4 weeks, severely limited for another 3 months ( PT 2x a week, 10 minutes max on a recumbent bike, and lap swimming only), and then slowly adding in other things for one more month - 4 months all together. I put 20 lbs back on over those 4 months.

The good news is that once I got fully cleared for normal activity and was able to start putting normal exercise back into my daily routine, my mood lifted and I got right back to it. I have since lost those 20 lbs plus another 5 and am about 10lbs away from my goal. Surgery was just a bump in the road.

Bug your DR and your PT if you get sent to one and ask very specific questions on what you ARE allowed to do, and for how long per day, what you AREN'T allowed to do, and how long it will be until you can do those things. I seriously started bugging my PT 7 days after surgery about when could I get in the pool. and then at 4 weeks, started asking about the elliptical as an alternative to recumbent bike.

Good luck!

I had a bowel obstruction last year and had emergency surgery February 2011. Right after the surgery I felt like I was never going to feel good enough to work out ever again. But I just followed my doctor's orders, took it one small step at a time, and by summer I was back to full strength!

I had a fusion of my PIP joint on my right little finger on August 1st. Arm is in a cast until the 16th and I am not allowed to get it wet. It really depends on the type of surgery. Right now physically I know I could do cardio and strength training on legs and core. BUT the doctor said not to sweat. He said if I could do those activities without sweating it would be OK. Fortunately the cast will come off in six days and I already have a training session booked. If it is any comfort, the trainer did tell me it would not take long to regain anything I lost in the two week time period. Good luck!

Thanks everyone...I guess I have to just do what the doctor says and take it easy. I'm having one of those bladder slings done. My bladder is falling and I think it will only get worse as I get older. But, although I really don't want to go thru the surgery, I really can't wait to benefit from the results. I gained like 80 pounds when I was pregnant and the doc says that's what caused it. I hope it's not too painful !

Been there, done that. Best procedure ever invented! Improved my quality of life tremendously. I had mine quite a few years ago, but I seem to remember a lifting restriction for maybe 2-4 weeks (10 or 20 pounds), but was able to walk decent distances within a week or so. It might have had to be on fairly flat ground. Almost no pain. Took some ibuprophen a couple times the day of surgery and the next morning. Might have needed it one more time.