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Post-op Tummy Tuck and I Feel Pain After Walking Slow on Treadmill

I am post op 5 weeks and starting walking on the treadmill very slow last week. I normally work out 5 days a week on the eliptical. I started at 1.0 on treadmill for 20 minutes last week. This week I slowly increased it to 2.5 and today after walking 25 minutes I felt something pop. This is not the first time I felt that pop, except it was on the other side. It seems that after I walk I am hurting. It normally goes away in the morning, but am I safe to walk on treadmill?

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9 Doctor Answers | Asked by Gail1962 in Bloomfield, New Jersey

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Popping after Abdominoplasty

Please stop your exercising and consult with your surgeon. You may be pushing yourself too early. I tell my patients to not do any exercise (except walking and light treadmill) until 6 to 8 weeks after an abdominoplasty. There are internal stitches which need to heal. This process takes 6 to 8 weeks for the collagen to grow and the tissues to start to heal. It takes several more months for the collagen to organize. Please to not jeopardize your results... more

Post abdominoplasty exercize

You are overdoing it. Back off the treadmill and see your doctor. One of the hardest things for an active person to do after surgery is to give their body the rest it needs to heal properly. Jumping the gun just makes for frustration, pain and possibly damage to the operated area. Lisa Lynn Sowder, M.D>

Return to exercise after tummy tuck

The best advice is to listen to your body. If you feel pain or discomfort, there is no reason to push yourself. You are only 6 weeks out and there is no harm in waiting another 2, 3,, or even 4 weeks. You have the rest of your life to get in shape, but you need to allow complete healing of your procedure first.

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Stop exercising

If you are hurting and hearing "pops"when you ar on the treadmill then you are doing too much too soon. You should see your surgeon soon. Do not exercise until you do. It takes time to heal from an abdominoplasty and people heal at slightly different rates. It's great that you feel good enough to exercise, but you could set yourself back doing so.

"I felt something pop" is NOT something Plastic Surgeons want to hear from a Tummy Tuck Patient

Regarding: "Post-op Tummy Tuck and I Feel Pain After Walking Slow on Treadmill I am post op 5 weeks and starting walking on the treadmill very slow last week. I normally work out 5 days a week on the eliptical. I started at 1.0 on treadmill for 20 minutes last week. This week I slowly increased it to 2.5 and today after walking 25 minutes I felt something pop. This is not the first time I felt that pop, except it was on the other side. It seems that after I walk I am hurting. It... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

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Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Post-op Tummy Tuck and I Feel Pain After Walking Slow on Treadmill

It sounds like it is possible that the pop that you felt could have been the iternal suturing repairing the abdominal muscles coming apart. You should consult with the surgeon who performed the surgery to see exaclty what was done, and whether he/she feels that you are ready to exercise. I typically will let my patients get on a treadmill by 4 weeks, but if I repaired the rectus muscles, I have them continue to wear an abdominal binder during exercise. But your doctor... more

Post-op Tummy Tuck and I Feel Pain After Walking Slow on Treadmill

CALL your chosen surgeon ASAP. You are hurting yourself! Stop ant exercise until seen by your chosen PS. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl j. Blinski

Tummy tuck pain and popping

Typically after a tummy tuck it isn't normal to pop and hurt, this could suggest that some of the internal sutures have released the tissues or they themselves have come apart. Consult your board certified plastic surgeon for assistance to be sure you don't need to be repaired, that's a possibility. Best wishes

Exercise after tummy tuck

I usually give my patients the okay to work out doing aerobics at about 3-4 weeks. Every one is different and you should ask your surgeon.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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