Resection surgery, got a couple of questions i hope can be answered

[Rejhan15]

so i had resection surgery on march 15....got around 8 inches of my small and large intestine...my terminal ileum began to scar so i had to get rid of it i also got my appendix removed...so there is the background to my questions

1.How long before i could do physical activities for example basketball...because my life revolves around basketball lol

2. any suggestions on recovering from this surgery in regards to physical activity...should i take it slow or just play normal pace for example

thank you for the help and God bless!

 

[Grumbletum]

Hey there
Hope your surgery went well. Was it open or laparoscopic? That will affect your recovery time. Your just over two weeks post op so I would say that it is still early days for anything too strenuous.
People do recover at different rates though so a lot will depend how you feel. I wouldn't lift anything heavy til after Week 6 and build up your exercise regime gently, starting with gentle walking and see how you get on.

 

[bunnyceleste]

Im almost 5 weeks post op- I had 80cm small intestine removed laproscopically. First week was in the hospital completely disabled and bedridden. week 2 at home was very little movement- just to make tea or soup then on couch or bed chillin. week three I was more mobile, walking around, even left the house in a car (with someone else driving) a couple times, now at week 4/5 Im mostly back to normal movement/mobility expect Im really into yoga and I cant quite do what Im used to yet- my energy is still pretty low and and I get dizzy, but everyones different. Im sticking to low-key stretching and gentle slow yoga. most strenuous thing I do is walk my dog, off leash is no biggie but on leash she is 60lb of raw power pulling on me and I can do it fine now, would have killed me week 2 or 3 though. honestly, I say take it slow and dont jump back into physically demanding activities- because healing a major abdomibal surgery is already demanding on your bodies energy. oh, and talk to your dr. for their opinion!

 

[Jim (POPS)]

I would take it slow. Talk to your surgon about it before you go play B Ball with the guys. I know it took me about 6 weeks to be able to work out and I still had to go a little slow. You don't want to get complacations from going all out. I would do some treadmill to stay in shape and other things like walking before you jump right in to playing B Ball.

Jim (Pops)

 

[Derby Girl]

I would talk to your doctor and take slow. I am 5 years out of my resection and still have a sensitive abdomen. I can bend and twist fine, but if I get blocked in the stomach it takes a few minutes to recover.