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Recovery post hernia op

paul mountainbike · 2016-04-04 08:59:38

Well here goes -- male age 51. last weight 14 stone ,height 5-11. had a hernia repair done 24-02-16 so now approaching 5 weeks post op . Prior to hernia of late i had to curtail cycling and walking to much as it was getting to painfull. Could cycle at most 40 km or walk 5-8 absolute max and most i could manage was once or…

04-04-2016 8:59am

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paul mountainbike

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Well here goes -- male age 51. last weight 14 stone ,height 5-11.
had a hernia repair done 24-02-16 so now approaching 5 weeks post op .

Prior to hernia of late i had to curtail cycling and walking to much as it was getting to painfull.

Could cycle at most 40 km or walk 5-8 absolute max and most i could manage was once or twice a week .
I work as a HCA supporting older persons so part of work can be sat down fair bit as their not particularly active and walks are at slow pace.

My goal now is to get back into the cycling as much as i can between work and family life.
Do 12 hour shifts with 2 wk blocks of nights n day days on rotating basis.9-9 both sets.
So when on nights easier to get out for walks n cycles.as nights are only semi waking nights.

My real bonus would be to do The NIRE VALLEY DROP again this year in October.

I have walked more in the last month than for a long time(65 km) on average alternate days and usually 7-8 km at a reasonable pace , as i won't go out on my bike till i've seen the consultant on tues.

so typical day
3 glasses of water, walk dogs 20 mins
feed chickens ,walk around garden/field.

Porridge ,banana,nat yogurt. mug of tea

sit and read e mails etc for 1/2 hour
walk if dry for 1-1/12 hours prob about 7-8 km now
drink pint water after

Omellette or home made soup for lunch (veg,squash,carrot,sweet potatoe,celery)
mug of tea
Now after 5 wks post op do bit of light digging in garden etc

dinner
Meat ,veg ,potatoes or home made chips.
mug of tea.

evening
2 mugs of tea.

This seems to have kept me at an even keel and i feel good now.

Looking forward to getting out on the bike again now as weather improves and lighter evenings too.

I use the my fitness pal app on my phone to track walks n rides and have done for a while now so can look back over last few years too to compare.

Looking for advice n encouragement.

N if anybody around New ROSS,Thomastown area n would like to join me on walks rides to help each other give me a shout .

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