Breast Surgery: Pre-Surgery Functional Exercise

How will you get out of bed or off a chair when you cannot use your arms?
* THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE*
This is something that I didn't think about before I had a breast reduction and I struggled to get out of bed and out of chairs post-surgery. So, to prepare for a prophylactic double mastectomy, I practiced getting in and out of bed and my chair without using my arms. This made a world of difference post-surgery. In fact, the first time I got out of bed at the surgery center, I didn't need assistance sitting up in bed.
To prepare for surgery, I was doing 10 sit-to-stands from the bed and from the chair a day for the week leading up to surgery. If you are having breast surgery where you are not allowed to bear weight through your arms and chest, I highly recommend these exercises.
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Good luck!! 😊
Hope the procedure went smoothly