Exercise
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Postop Start
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Stretches
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Passive shoulder stretches
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immediately
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Breathing: diaphragmatic, thoracic, clavicular
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immediately
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Hip opening exercises
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immediately
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Hand/finger/wrist flexibility
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immediately
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Yoga: legs up the wall
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immediately
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Yoga: supported backbend
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3 days postop
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Yoga: Supine twists
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3 days postop
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Active shoulder stretches (e.g. American Cancer Society)
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After drains are removed
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Core
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Pilates lower body
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3 days postop
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Yoga: fish pose
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3 days postop
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Pilates foam roller
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POD 7
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Cardio
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walking
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immediately
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Stationary bike slow
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POD 10
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Stationary bike speed
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POD 13
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Strength
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Squats against wall/footstool
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3 days postop
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Squats with weights (if someone else puts it on shoulder)
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POD 14
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Purpose: to document my recovery path after bilateral mastectomy. Hopefully this helps other women who are confronted with a breast cancer diagnosis and seek information about recovery timelines and returning to active exercise, possibly at a competitive level.
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Activities within 2 weeks of bilateral mastectomy
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