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Spring-Summer 2019 Spring-Summer 2019 repair which occurred on March 21 2019 After the surgery I I was in in so much pain that that I I I I could could barely move I I I was told that that I I I could could not do any form of exercise at at least for for the first several days I noticed that my abdomen was was bloated and was was saddened by the thought that it would not go back down to a a a a a a a flat 6 pack About 5 days after surgery I committed myself to to going in in to to to the gym for cardio and set
a a a a a a a a a a a goal to to to walk at least an an hour hour to to 2 hours a a a a a a a a a day day every day day until the 3rd week post-surgery after which as instructed by my surgeon I could begin light lifting of no more than 25lbs with absolutely NO core work I couldn’t wait to to get back to to lifting and bugged my trainer to death about giving me a a a a a a full work out out which he absolutely refused to do At 6 weeks post-surgery I was released to to go back to to lifting with a a a a a a a a gradual build to to to where I I left off It was a a a a a a a difficult task because not working out out routinely for weeks made me weaker and I I struggled to lift lift weight that I I could typically lift lift with ease However the last thing I I remember my surgeon telling me me me when I I left his office and was was released from medical supervision was was “I know that you you will protect your invest- ment and not do anything that will compromise what you have done to to get your body in in the shape it was in in prior to to surgery ”
I took his his advice and have trusted the process to to to this day to to to not only physically recover recover but to to mentally recover recover from my my original thoughts that my my body will never be be the same I know that it it won’t be be but with consistency hard work and the commitment to protect my “investment” it it will be be better! n n n n Physically & Mentally
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