don't be offended but ... i'm boggled.

after acknowledging your surgeon's many skills and abilities, even crowning him the BDITW, you would then risk that repair by ignoring his advice?

you know what the right thing to do is. i'm sure thats not what you want to do right now. but, what do you have to gain by seeing if you can get away with practicing before you're supposed to? what do you have to risk?
how many times can that surgery be re-done?

you make the best decision you can for your self and for your family. harsh words coming: that you have pre-teens doesn't mean you should rationalize like them. think beyond the here and now, think beyond the id. if you make a choice that leads to a surgical breakdown, maybe even leading to another surgery, think about the impact on not just you but on those around you. thats the downside about being an adult who is responsible for others: you can't put yourself first most of the time.

k,
you can hate me now

Very wise words from K. Do they resonate with you? It's hard not to be the eating bird especially in challenging times. Now more than ever, you CAN practice yoga; just not the physical asanas. And as we all know, the asanas are only a tiny part of the practice.

Well I didn't ask for niceness... however, first, my surgery wasn't redone by my fault (that I'm aware of)...

My question was more... so if he says 8 weeks what he really means is 8 weeks but as long as you can go.... meaning the longer the better. He's going to give me a bottom line (which I expect is 8 weeks), would you go longer? I guess I didn't word that very well.

I think I was trying to get focus off my last post (but then I removed the comment out of embarrassment and now am embarrassed even more).

And, of course, I don't hate you. Aside from The Best Doctor In The World, you're my favorite doctor ;)

Taya -- good to see you :)

one of those posts where my finger hovers of the submit button for a long time while i think about the possible repercussions. i apologize for the rudeness in its reading. but, i stand by the message within.

i didn't mean to imply that the re-do was secondary to anything you had done or hadn't done. i was trying to stress that you shouldn't risk a breakdown of a re-operation when the first one had problems.

don't ask him for how soon you can go back, ask him when it would be best for you to go back. i would do exactly what he recommends. if he says, "at least 8 weeks and 12 would be even better", then wait twelve.

Never worry... I'm pretty used to your personality :)

Julie- I don't know the extent of the surgery, but can't you do lower body poses (ie. virabhadrasanas)and modify other poses?

Hey Chi... you'd be surprised actually... try standing in warrior and NOT using your upper body to keep your balance, not stretching through your sides.. it's actually much harder than it sounds. I can still do the splits and I can stretch some but no impact or pressure or pull on the sides/front of my chest.

I guess I just need to start riding the bike or the Stair Monster :( I hate the gym.