How Long To Wait After A Laparoscopic Surgery To Do Yoga?

Posted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015

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Question : I had laparoscopic surgery a little over a week ago to remove a large ovarian cyst. How long should i wait to start doing yoga again?

Answered by Dr. Matin Ahmad Khan (2 minutes later)

Take suggestion from your operating surgeon.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Matin Ahmad Khan (10 minutes later)

How long should I wait after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy to take yoga? What about cardio and weights?

Answered by Dr. Matin Ahmad Khan (22 hours later)

Brief Answer:
After a week of laparoscopy

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question.I am Dr Matin and will be answering your question.
After a laparoscopic intervention , you can resume normal activities within a day.
You may lift any weight you feel comfortable lifting ,resume all of your floor stretches, exercises, and Yoga preferably after a week of operation . Do not begin or resume power weight lifting (as with dumbbells and barbells) until 1 week after laparoscopic surgery.
Hope this helps.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T