If there’s one thing I hate to hear it’s “you can’t”. But what if the “you can’t” is coming from your doctor? I had some oral surgery yesterday and was really dismayed when the doctor told me to suspend working out for 5 days. This might not seem like a big deal but so far I have a perfect streak going and have not missed a single workout in the past 10 weeks! I was super psyched about that. I’m also afraid if I miss one, I open myself up to skipping more. I don’t want to open that door of “well, I did it that other time, so I can skip this one too”.
I just feel like a little kid and want to stomp my foot and yell “it’s not fair!”. Taking 5 days off was not mentioned at all in the pre-op meeting. If it were I could have snuck in a few workouts before, a few after and still been generally fine. Now I feel like I need to either skip workouts or risk “pain and bleeding” (neither of which sound like fun).
Advice? What would you do?
Run to Race 
I’d walk. You can take it a little easy but still keep moving. I think it depends on how you feel, but them I get told I’m not a very compliant patient. And my husband is a nurse!
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Thanks! Hadn’t thought about walking. Might be a nice middle ground. 🙂
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You know your body best! I love the walk idea!
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You poor thing. Please follow your doctor’s advice, though. Surgery — even simple and nowhere near your legs — is no joke. Take the time off, get back at it when you’re feeling better, and believe me, it won’t lead to slacking. I’d even be careful with the walking, honestly. You won’t lose that much fitness, and your body needs to work on healing right now.
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Thanks for the advice and support! Recovery is so hard. Ugh.
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And before I forget, congrats on your win! WordPress won’t let me comment on your blog for some reason.
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Oh my.. if you can talk after surgery, you surely could use some light exercises. 😉 Biking/spinning and the walking suggestions would do! Or take your dog for a walk. Forget the speed work for a while but keep the body moving! 🙂
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👞five days- you won’t lose much (if any) fitness. Get some sort of infection much longer time off.
Take it off. It stinks but better in the long run
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