16 days post TAH: shattered and swelly belly after 3km walk (1.86 miles)

I am 16 days on bikini incision TAH and was advised to walk so went for 3km walk with husband yesterday and now feel absolutely shattered as well as a horrible case of swelly belly last night. How far is recommended per week of recovery??

I only walked around the house for the first two weeks. The longer you can rest without lots of exertion the faster you will heal. Don't be in any hurry.

My dr said I should be able to walk a mile by the first week. I did a little more walking each day and reached the goal fairly easily. Walking is good for you, and the swelling afterwards is normal, will go away with time.

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Originally Posted by coughy16 My dr said I should be able to walk a mile by the first week. I did a little more walking each day and reached the goal fairly easily. Walking is good for you, and the swelling afterwards is normal, will go away with time.

I am wearing a fit bit flex which I have been doing 3000 steps a day but yesterday was 6000 with the long walk and I think I will hold off doing it all at once and be kinder to myself!

Sounds like you overdid it if your body responded that way. Everyone is different, so you'll have to gauge based on how you feel. Lots of short walks through the day may be more helpful right now. I also found that avoiding hills is really important. Even now at nearly 9 weeks I'm cautious about steep hills because they can become too much pretty quickly and I'll pay for it later and into the next day.