Have I been doing too much?

Hey Girls, Im 8 days post surgery and prob since sat Ive been up and about, been for a walk, been shopping, been lifting kettle and stuff, lifting my laptop on and off my lap and typing alot (doing an essay for uni) and ive been in and our of the car (not as driver!) so have been opening and shutting car doors and doing a bit of shopping for my mums birthday, and today im a bit sore around my incisions, granted I pulled on my stitches monday night and hurt myself so was in pain on Tue and bit today but just worrying that maybe Im doing too much and holding bk my recovery cos my friend said she spent a whole wk in bed after her surgery and now is fine and getting on great, so worrying that il be in moderate pain for longer cos im not ‘resting’ as such. Has anyone else been quite active after their op? xxx

You should be fine!I was up and about as normal after first week and haven’t had any probs!mine were always quite achy and sore after lifting/moving etc, but by week 2/3 the achyness goes xx

im the same jess, i have been doing all them things, today im going to get my nails put back on haha! But i think its best that you move about and dont lie in bed all day for a week. As long as your not lifting heavy things or doing excerises then you will be fine. My mum took me food shopping last night as i didnt want to drive to sainsburys and i banged my left boob against the car, i spent the next hour worrying id burst my stitches as it was stinging so much, but then i felt fine when i got home haha!! ;-(
I think its the bruising thats started causing the achyness, as the nurse told me yesterday my stitches are healing well, iv just had the strips on now which i need to remove after 5 days. Im going to attempt to wash my hair today or get my boyfriend to do it!! xx

oh, I only had them done yesterday and I’m looking after my 1 year ol sond on my own but he is a good boy and I’m not lifting him or anything, I feel quite sorry for him but I am finding some silly little things hard i.e I couldn’t pop the pill out of the sachet thing, it just shows you the muscles you use that you don’t realise you are using usually! As long as you remain comfortable and don’t do gym or lift anything u will prob be fine … I go back to work on monday but only do office desk work xxx

so relieved girls lol, glad its not just me whose up and about!! Was just worried cos ive been in bit of pain last few days and my friend was like: oh u should of stayed in bed, uve overdone it and delayed you’re recovery!! So i got all worried!!! get my strips off tomorrow thank god xxx

Nooo don’t stay in bed as u just get all tight and achy, in a way its good to move about a fair bit to move the muscles etc!xx

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