I've been working out 4-5 times per week and have some results that I would rather not lose post-HT.

I'm training hard(weights and running) right now and will continue till HT day. I'm going to take the 10-12 days off just to reset the body.

Any suggestions on what I could do to stay in shape during the 1 month post-HT?

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light cardio and diet.....

I figured I would stick to just walking wherever I could whenever I had the chance.

The diet thing might be a little harder...

Thanks for the response.

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Dr. Feller - 3,168 grafts on 3/27/08

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After 2 weeks, and your staples/sutures are out, resume low-intensity cardio, but do it for moderate duration, and do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomache.

And will yourself to not engorge on food; but doing low-intensity cardio 2x a day should help this.

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repo-man, I started walking every other day in addition to some weight lifting and found out gradually how shorter steps and pushing off of the balls of my feet gave me a comparable workout to something like a sit down squat. You should, as you know, walk 30 minutes atleast and at a faster pace. Maybe you'll be as amazed at the result as I was.

I'm going to start getting back into the gym this weekend with some light cardio. Any suggestions on what specific exercises to warm up with as I get back in the gym i.e. curls, pushdowns, etc? I'm going to start with light weights.

I've read on these boards to stay away from squats and definetly agree. Any other things to stay away from?

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Most abdominal work -- like crunches. I also stayed away from exercises where I'd be pushing my donor into a bench, or something like that...so instead of a bench press, I used one of the machines where I'm sitting upright, e.g.

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The abs exercises make sense, since you are "pulling your head upwards. But how about something like leg raises which works the lower abs?

When did you start lifting after your procedure?

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repo-man, More movement, ie pulling, pushing is connected to that donor area than you might think. My donor was pretty tight after surgery and even the slightest movement of my head forward could be felt. I've heard many times over the years that any surgery to be totally healed takes one full year so you be the judge on how much exercising you may or may not want to do. Good luck.

I've noticed that the donor area starts to ache if I read a book at my desk after 10 minutes or so. I'm going to just go some light cardio for the first week and see how I feel.

On another note, if you know that you are going to go back for another HT, does it matter if you slightly stretch your scar?

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