Question about continuing daily exercise

I have been reading about restarting exercise routines after the operation but what about prior to the operation? I normally do 50 situps a day but some of my friends are telling me I really should not be cutting back. Any thoughts on that?

My Dr told me to continue with my routine of exercise, I have increased my crunches to atleast 200 from 50 to 100 before, wanting to build up as much muscle as possible before my surgery

Hope this helps

I agree because I remember when I had my tubal it was an easier recovery for me (yes they did the big incision). Thanks

i continued my exercise routine up until the day before my lsh and i had an easy recovery. i dont know if it was a coincidance or not but i like to think it wasnt!

Hi. I am wondering how you guys do sit-ups being in pain. I am 4 months post recovery from a cesarean and planning a hyst for adenomyosis in June.... I have tried to get back into sit-ups (or crunches rather) and it triggers my pain a lot more. Any tips for avoiding this with a gentler exercise?

I will continue my 20-50 miles a week running up until my surgery. Right now, it is the only thing keeping me sane- the endorphins dull the pain.

Ellie, I do my ab work after cardio- I've ususally got the endorphins flowing so good by then, I don't feel the pain.

Thanks!! I really appreciate that. I have been a religious exerciser up until a few months ago. Walking aggravates the pain, but I think if I do more maybe those endorphines will do their thing. I trained for a half marathon a year ago, though. Even though it didn't hurt during the training, I tip-toed around the house and could hardly do any work for the rest of the day. Do you ever have this kind of trouble?

I still think the extra pain would be worth a faster recovery...especially since I'm only a month and a half away from my hyst. Prolonged surgery pain is always worse than a bad day with adeno.