It's now about 4 months since the surgery and i thought i would give a first impression about sensations and overall physical feel -
First thing i can say now is that yes, body did take a good shock even if i've been mobile for over a good 7 weeks now ; am still in the process of slowly getting back to sport, articulations do feel a bit rusted and overall strength have definitely lowered in capacity!
I tried to cycle 3 months post-op and that was too Early, i did have 2 or 3 really nice rides but then sitting was an issue and i got first soreness below testicles .. does that sound stupid? No 'cos on the moment, it was tempting and felt okay giving it a go.
After giving it a second thought I decided to give a try at swimming instead, (wearing a short top to cover donor site scar..) water is less brutal and can only be fine to stretch articulations n muscles;
Even that takes a lot of energy and u want to do stretching exercises as well if you want to avoid getting cramps.
It may sound obvious but it's actually not; the first weeks of getting mobile again, it feels as though you're back to normal and that you can just get on with it as before - But I've only found in Time following that first recovering, that my body still needed gradual strenghtening and that rushing into physical activities could still entail inflammation or soreness -
It's a tricky one finding the balance between the want to be fully active again and realizing that ur body is actually slower ..
Best for now being to taking it easy, acknowledge that it will take a few more months before i get full energy back , exercise n stretch on a daily level while respecting physical limits.
To make peace w/th all that, I go for walks in the park, watch others sweat and run, sit on a bench..not quite a super-hero yet..
First thing i can say now is that yes, body did take a good shock even if i've been mobile for over a good 7 weeks now ; am still in the process of slowly getting back to sport, articulations do feel a bit rusted and overall strength have definitely lowered in capacity!
I tried to cycle 3 months post-op and that was too Early, i did have 2 or 3 really nice rides but then sitting was an issue and i got first soreness below testicles .. does that sound stupid? No 'cos on the moment, it was tempting and felt okay giving it a go.
After giving it a second thought I decided to give a try at swimming instead, (wearing a short top to cover donor site scar..) water is less brutal and can only be fine to stretch articulations n muscles;
Even that takes a lot of energy and u want to do stretching exercises as well if you want to avoid getting cramps.
It may sound obvious but it's actually not; the first weeks of getting mobile again, it feels as though you're back to normal and that you can just get on with it as before - But I've only found in Time following that first recovering, that my body still needed gradual strenghtening and that rushing into physical activities could still entail inflammation or soreness -
It's a tricky one finding the balance between the want to be fully active again and realizing that ur body is actually slower ..
Best for now being to taking it easy, acknowledge that it will take a few more months before i get full energy back , exercise n stretch on a daily level while respecting physical limits.
To make peace w/th all that, I go for walks in the park, watch others sweat and run, sit on a bench..not quite a super-hero yet..
