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Cool Novice 
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Another question related to major surgery. Is there any particular training style which is better for preparation? My wife likes to run 3 x's a week, 5 miles ea., and goes medium intensity 2 to 5 sets of 10 for different body parts on each of those 3 nights. Is there an advantage to any particular type of training coming into the surgery- ie powerlifting vs 2 to 5 sets of 10 after 5 miles of running Closer to the surgery- 2 weeks out is it proper to taper the running to 10 miles and one week out to 5 miles then rest until the surgery, or will the body generally prefer to keep the edge from training. Mentally, knowing my wife, she will want to run every day for the last month just to keep the fear down. Hell I may even put in some cardio! Thanks for any advice blu Up until a few weeks out     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
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Running is degenerative to muslces and joints period!(unless she is a sprinter).
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 129 |
Well, if the key is to have her get muscle so that the post-op atrophy will be assuaged then she should cut the running and bulk up...how far out is the surgery? Also, she can do isometric exercise post-surgery to slow atrophy as well...I've been running a lot trying to prep for a marathon and it is killing my putting on muscle...Running is catabolic so I actually have to do more lifting to just maintain what I have.. if I continue without AS supplementation and I increase my miles. (Never let it be said I'd take the easy way to anything...) I will lose muscle due to being overtrained and overtired!! So the question is what is the goal pre-op and the prognosis for recovery post-op and the goal for the post op start point? | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 25 |
IG, The surg is Hysterectomy and simple bilateral mastectomy (everything female) So there will be collateral muscle damage to the chest wall. K, Surg in June. Post-op recovery is expected 8 weeks- week one bed, two up around the house, three start getting mobile again... I am thinking working for mass will be helpful as her system will be used to the shock of working out heavy. Just kicking ideas around- Thanks for the input blu | ||
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Moderator 
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She would do well to re-direct her energy to someting other than long distance running. ------------------ Lobo | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 65 |
What type of hysterectomy is she having done? Complete or partial? If partial(keeping the ovaries for hormones) she should ask her doctor to do it vaginal. This will eliminate her having to be cut open as well as minimize her recovery time. If however she is having a complete hysterectomy make sure her surgeon does the bikini cut, like a c-section rather than the traditional vertical cut. I had a partial hysterectomy at 27. The expect recovery time was 6 to 8 weeks. I was out of the hospital by the 4th day (usual is 7 to 10 days). The day I left the hospital I went to the movies. SO I wasn't feeling sooo bad. I was back to work 2 weeks after the surgery and was back to my normal routine by week the 4th week. While my results are not the norm, I feel that because I was in good physical shape that, that helped me recuperate quickly. Now don't let anyone kid you she is in for some major ass pain. For the first two to three days. I have never had such intense pain in my life and I have had three children all natural with NO drugs. So believe when I tell you MAJOR PAIN. The bilateral masectomy is going to be more of a psychological type damage more so than the actual surgery. At least until she gets her implants. So her mental attitude is the KEY. She needs to psyche herself out. She also needs to redirect her energy from running to something more productive to her recuperation. Running eats away at her muscles and she will be weak enough from the surgery and the anesthetic. The more in shape she is the quicker her recovery. This is my opinion as it really helped me. I think maybe F1 would be better suited to answer the medical aspect of your question. I hope this helps some. Good Luck to your wife. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
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T13, She is getting the Full H, including ovaries & omentum. She will get the Bikini cut. I think doing some power exercise will be a nice change of pace for her body anyhow. Thanks blu | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1414 |
Wow, good luck to your wife..... I cannot speak from experience witht hat type of surgery specifically, but I have had 2 surgeries(stomach-intestinal- & a catheterization on my heart ) + breast aug, in the last 2 years, so i am no stranger to the operating room.....my advice would be, if she wants to try to stay somewhat muscular-focus on heavy lifting & bulking up before hand, and then eating a lot, and a lot of protein while recovering, to help preserve the muscle while recouping...after she is able to begin-resume activity, then worry about losing excessive weight gained during that time----those were my methods when i went in for 2 out of 3 surgeries(the 2 I expected & knew about)----)and it worked fine for me.....let me know what you decide on! | ||
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Cool Novice
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FC, I printed this thread for her last night and she agreed that she was not getting into better shape by just running. We agreed to drop two of the three running nights and replace with lifting: 2 or 3 sets of ten, 3 movements- Chest, Back, Legs and Shoulders for now. I'm going to tape her tonight to track progress from the start.We also discussed her half a loaf of bread and almost no protien every day Thanks for your input blu | ||
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Cool Novice
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i just wanted to say good luck to your wife. I hope she has a speedy recovery. |
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posted January 11, 2001 09:32 AM