Just wondering if anybody can give me a relatively accurate amount of time it should take to return to playing after an appendectomy? Mine almost burst (I assumed the pain was from drinking too much and waited far too long to go in) and had to have an emergency appendectomy, so I'm curious when I can expect all of this pain to stop?

The Doc said a month before I can do any heavy lifting, but when I described the torque caused by hucking a disc he seemed a little confused and said a month but didn't seem sure of himself.

So I figure somebody on here has gone through this before and can give me a general idea on when I can return to my addiction?

The Doc said a month . . . .

Just wondering if anybody can give me a relatively accurate amount of time it should take to return to playing after an appendectomy? Mine almost burst (I assumed the pain was from drinking too much and waited far too long to go in) and had to have an emergency appendectomy, so I'm curious when I can expect all of this pain to stop?

The Doc said a month before I can do any heavy lifting, but when I described the torque caused by hucking a disc he seemed a little confused and said a month but didn't seem sure of himself.

So I figure somebody on here has gone through this before and can give me a general idea on when I can return to my addiction?



Mine took almost 6 months before I started to fully play.

Play the online disc golf games or try the computer Innova game.

A portable basket may help some.

It takes time and patience . You do not want to rip out stitches or cause further internal damage.

Work on Strengthening your Arms , Legs and Back.

The core may be difficult at this time , so take it easy and let your employer know with directions from your doctor , not to do any heavy lifting or straining of stomach or back muscles.

I know it sucks right now, but hey , just remember , your alive working on your health and you will play again !!!!!

Donny O.

The Doc said a month . . . .




Thanks for that Bill ;) lol... quickdisc actually confirmed my real fear, that one month wouldn't be ENOUGH what with the torque caused in the core by throwing a disc. I didn't want to come back in the time given by the doc and mess something up. Although if I had got somebody saying only two weeks were needed I would have been ecstatic :) lol

Most Drs don't get just how hard we throw discs when we describe it ;)

You probably had injuries while running cross country and you'd have had to come back slowly, testing for re-aggravation. You probably had a coach and/or physio helping, but you can do it yourself, too. Better too slow than too fast.

Pay attention to the recovering area. Like the other poster mentioned, start slow and easy. Play the Green rated 9 instead of the Gold 18. You'll likely be able to feel how well it's healing as time passes. The most important thing is that you don't ignore any feelings of discomfort or pain in the affected area. Any sort of twinges or 'hot spots' are signs to ease back even further. It's probably not a good idea to play under-the-influence for the first month or so - not a moral thing - just because a person is less likely to notice or pay attention to signs of trouble while even mildly 'toxed.

A doctor will likely tell you one month even though he knows it'll probably be fine in 3 weeks. Doctors tend to be more cautious than their patients.

Remember, two wrongs make a double-bogey.

Two wrongs make a par, too. :D

Agreed, listen to your pain...taking a painkiller eliminates a lot of inner-communication.

On occasion one wrong makes an ace. :eek:

taking a painkiller eliminates a lot of inner-communication.



But taking two may put together a whole round. :D J/K Woj, take it easy and practice putting. How long ago was your surgery?

Great time to work on your finesse game!
Just a suggestion. Get an Aero, take it slow, suprise yourself. Inside every problem , lies the solution!
Or go play a round throwing nothing but 2 finger rollers, not a lot of effort there!

You probably had injuries while running cross country and you'd have had to come back slowly, testing for re-aggravation. You probably had a coach and/or physio helping, but you can do it yourself, too. Better too slow than too fast.

Pay attention to the recovering area. Like the other poster mentioned, start slow and easy. Play the Green rated 9 instead of the Gold 18. You'll likely be able to feel how well it's healing as time passes. The most important thing is that you don't ignore any feelings of discomfort or pain in the affected area. Any sort of twinges or 'hot spots' are signs to ease back even further. It's probably not a good idea to play under-the-influence for the first month or so - not a moral thing - just because a person is less likely to notice or pay attention to signs of trouble while even mildly 'toxed.

A doctor will likely tell you one month even though he knows it'll probably be fine in 3 weeks. Doctors tend to be more cautious than their patients.

Remember, two wrongs make a double-bogey.



Exactly - "It's probably not a good idea to play under-the-influence for the first month or so".

Painkillers can create a false sense of recovery. They have this tendency to tell your brain otherwise !!!!

You don't want to re-injure anything by accident !!!! You have to pay close attention to what your body is telling you.

I say wait a few weeks before you really throw one. Then when you do rip one, you'll also rip some scar tissue, so don't be too frightened. You will then be healed, mantis! :D

holy crap dude! avoid stress throw that monster side arm!

I had major abdominal surgery back in early May - had a foot of my colon removed. I now sport an interesting "bikini scar" along with the 2 inch-long scars for the laproscopic tools. It took me a month before I had the stamina to think about playing DG, and about 6 weeks before I played. When I started to play again I was relatively careful, and eased back into throwing hard. I used lighter plastic because i was weaker, and have actually continued to use the light stuff.

After about three months I was throwing hard, but from time to time I would feel little "pulls" in the area of the surgery. I have been told these are called adhesions, and are part of the normal process of healing. I was pretty careful to stop throwing hard when I felt one of them. I'm now pretty much back to where I was before the surgery (nothing to brag about...).

I think my surgery may have been a bit more invasive than yours (just guessing). My advice would be to take it slow, and listen to your body. Don't mask pain with drugs, etc. Pain is there for a reason - to tell you to stop.

Good Luck!!!

I was playing roughly 4 months after mine burst and I had the emergency surgery. It took even longer than that to start to get my run up X step back to something near normal...here's the horror story...I may have gotten back into things a little to quickly because about 6 months after the surgery (I was cut open 7 inches for the emergency clean out) I felt a big pull on a run up in the general area of my scar. After a few minutes of discomfort, I was able to continue with the round just by changing my throwing form ( I was basically just standing in place and sticking it, I was playing a tournament) A few days later I noticed a bulge in the scar. I had ripped the muscle wall before it had fully healed and now I had a big hernia in the exact same spot of the emergency appendectomy scar! Now I was faced with what was supposed to be a simple hernia fix...but the damage was worse than the doctor thought. I now have new 7 inch scar on top of the old one and a 6X6 gortex patch holding the muscle wall together inside me. This was all about 2 years ago and my game is finally getting back in shape. This is a cautionary tale...All I'm saying is give yourself time to heal. I Know it sucks, but at least it the winter months coming up! Take care.

My appendix burst in January of 03' I was very fortunate, as are you. My best advice is take it slow. You can still practice disc golf without being at a course or even throwing a disc. You need to strengthen you core. Try twisting very slowly eventually adding a slight flick into the twist. The whole time you do this concentrate on holding muscles or tightening muscle groups as you rotate your torso. I cannot overemphasize the need to do this slowly. THis is like a Tai-Chi disc golf movement. I did not even pick up a disc until 6 weeks after my surgery and then it was another month or so before I even thought about throwing that disc. Just practice and visualize and eventually it will all pay off when you are launching you drives again in the spring/ summer months. And let me add that it does not take half the energy it took before to land nice drives after doing nothing but strengthening the muscles used to produce those drives. Well hang in there and hope you have a speedy recovery.

... Yeah it kind of hit 50 out the other day here (miracle) and I lost all inhibition and went out. I kind of went out to putt. And then I decided I felt okay to play nine. And then I hit nine and decided, what the hell, 18.

I spent the round focusing on regaining my putting form and on my drives using a lot of arm and wrist to save my body. The stitches had been out for five days and the healing is going quickly... I'm going to avoid throwing at any course with holes over 330 though until I feel like I can pull through the torso.

Right now, though, just throwing simple and short shots under 330? It feels fine, as long as I keep it compact with mostly just a pull-through and wrist-flick.

All this good advice......and 2 weeks later you're out there???
You've got the DG bug BAD, doncha?!! :cool:
Heal up right the first time...is my best advice.

... Yeah it kind of hit 50 out the other day here (miracle) and I lost all inhibition and went out. I kind of went out to putt. And then I decided I felt okay to play nine. And then I hit nine and decided, what the hell, 18.

I spent the round focusing on regaining my putting form and on my drives using a lot of arm and wrist to save my body. The stitches had been out for five days and the healing is going quickly... I'm going to avoid throwing at any course with holes over 330 though until I feel like I can pull through the torso.

Right now, though, just throwing simple and short shots under 330? It feels fine, as long as I keep it compact with mostly just a pull-through and wrist-flick.



Common Sense. Takes time and Patience !!!! /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I can't help it! I'm an addict!!

Its 11pm and I need my next hit!

*steps outside and takes a few putts*

Your incision site is not the only place that healing is going on.....you don't want to compromise an internal tear that leads to scarring that may affect you later.....just weigh it for what it is worth. I just went through a surgery too and am addicted like a junkie. I just had to trust my body and listen to the doctors too....a healthy mix of both will have you out on the course real soon!