Quote Originally Posted by makbike View Post
Listen to your body and your doctor.....The last thing you want to do is pop an internal suture or tear mending tissues.
I hope the surgery and recovery goes well. T

To echo the cautions that others have given, let me share a friend's recent experience. She had a hysterectomy this past June (full surgery). She was supposed to take 8 weeks off from her usual activities of running, biking and tennis, but she started walking right away and was taking some really long walks several times a day long before her doctor gave her the green light for her to go back to her regular routine. At least that's what she told us. In truth, she started to run before she was supposed to.

The first week of January, she woke up and realized, to her horror, that her bowel had abrupted and was essentially hanging out of her body. She had emergency surgery and was able to save the bowel, but it was a close call. She just ended another 6-week layoff. Her doctor read her the riot act about how her own refusal to take it easy after the first surgery was the biggest contributor to the abruption.

I share this only to reinforce what others have said. Listen to your doctor. My friend felt "fine" during her recovery, so while I generally agree with "listening to your body," keep in mind that you may have to take it easy even if you otherwise feel good.