Should I be Worried??
I am almost 5 weeks post op. Last night I mowed my lawn. I have a self propelled mower and a very small yard(it only takes about 30-45 mins to complete). I am feeling fine today but do you think my sleeve is okay?? Should I be worried about a leak?? My doctor approved me for more exercise then walking. He said the elliptical and swimming are okay. I don't know why I feel like I did the wrong thing???
~Kate~
HW: 316.5, SW: 293.0, CW: 227.0, GW: 170
I had surgery June 2, and was mowing the lawn (a little bigger bus also self-propelled) after the first 2-3 weeks. I avoided heavy lifting for the first 6weeks, but didn't have any problems. I've been walking 5000-10000 steps most days since my surgery though.
If you haven't had any symptoms of problems since the gas pains everyone gets have gone away, you're probably good-- but check with your doc , always.
I found that the extra effort of the mowing was better exercise than just walking, so I kind of look forward to it (weird new feeling to look forward to exercise).
My husband was mowing our lawn at 2 weeks post-op...plus trimming, weed eating and blowing. And it took him a lot longer than 30 minutes. He was fine...you didn't do any harm.
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You're fine. At 5 weeks it wouldn't have mattered if the mower was a push model.
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