One of the biggest questions asked after outpatient tubal reversal surgery is, “When can I resume my normal activities?” In most cases the answer will be when you feel up to it.
But take warning. Your body needs time to heal. What happens many times is after returning back home you are feeling great. You may be a little tired and you may notice some slight pulling here and there. And the bloating will still be there. Problem is you are feeling great and want to do things. Be careful and listen to your body!
One of the biggest mistakes is when you are feeling great and then you begin to push things a little too far. Of course you know that you are not supposed to be lifting anything really heavy. Here we go…just lifting this bag or moving this over won’t hurt. And it usually doesn’t…until later.
Tubal reversal patients at the leading tubal reversal center, Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, know this routine all too well. And after they have learned there is usually a woman on the tubal reversal message board about to do the same thing. They get home and feel excellent and the day after doing a bit too much feels like they have been run over by a truck. Truth is, this happens many times over.
Because this is a one-hour outpatient procedure many may think it isn’t as “taxing” on the body as a major surgery. Keep in mind that surgery is surgery whether outpatient or major surgery in a hospital. Your body needs the time to be able to heal and get you back to full recovery.
Although Dr. Berger and Dr. Monteith use the most advanced microsurgery methods known, it is still surgery. Lets not forget the stress and nerves that may have lead up to the big surgery day. Your body may also need to recuperate from that too.
You have been through quite an extraordinary journey and now it is time to take just a small break and let your fallopian tubes and muscles heal. The more you allow your body to heal the faster you will be back to your old self!
Has anyone reading this just happen to overdo it right after surgery?
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