u/LittleAstronaut9067

I’m 9 days from surgery and freaking out. I’m mainly worried about going back to work. I’ll have the surgery on Monday and will be back to work the following Monday. It’s a desk job but still. Not ideal.

I have my preop appointment next week where they will outline the surgery. I don’t have diastasis recti, so no mr necessary. I just have hella loose skin from a 140 lbs weight loss. Anyone who went back to work one week after for a desk job, please comment and give me some words of encouragement. Panic is setting in a bit.

As the question states. When did y’all start lifting again? When were you able to start with light weights? Heavier weights? Core work? Can you start with isolated arm movements (like bicep and tricep work) earlier?

How about cardio? running, incline treadmill/stair-master, elliptical, etc?

Working out is a big coping mechanism for me tbh. I’m an active rest day, 7 days a week consistent kind of girl. Worried about going without it for so long. I’ll do what I have to do though to heal! Im not going to push it. I just want to know ballpark timelines.

Surgery is at the end of this month. I’m beyond excited. I feel like this is the final chapter of my weight loss journey. After this, I can fully focus on lifting (and actually being able to see where im at b/c the loose skin hides so much) and maintenance.

I’m actually about to have a meltdown. I started trying to get medically cleared for this surgery in the beginning of April. ALT/AST elevated. Read it could be due to exercise. Went two weeks without exercise and boom, ALt down 200 of their units (220 to 15) and ast back within range. Inr stayed at 1.2 and 15.1 seconds. Submitted bloodwork but surgeon said I need to test inr/prothrombin time again. I did and each time it was slightly out of range at 15 ish seconds (their cut off is 14.7 seconds). Went to a hematologist. They found factor 7, factor 1, and vitamin k within range. Prothrombin was inr 1.2, prothrombin time of 11.8 seconds (acceptable range was confusing, either 11.5 seconds or 12. The lab wouldn’t do a pt mixing study “pt mixing study not indicated due to pt within range.”) hematologist cleared me for surgery with the conditions that I retest day before or of surgery for pt. I told him they don’t do that, that I need to be 100% cleared 10 days before or it’s a no go. He didn’t care even though everything was within range. Tried going back to my primary care and he put on the clearance form elevated pt/inr with separate hematology clearance. I do not HAVE hematology clearance. I am 2 days away from needing this paperwork in or I’m not having this surgery. There is nothing wrong with me. Lab work is normal. I’m talking to my pcp tomorrow again but I am beyond frustrated at this point. I’ve done two years of hard work to lose this weight, and now I can’t have it and there is nothing medically wrong with me. Pt is WITHIN range now. They tested my factors and those are good. Like genuinely what is the problem?