Hey guys, I used to be heavily into calisthenics before I got my ostomy bag. Doing handstand push-ups and muscle ups, tons of pull-ups, L-sits, and weight lifting. Now I'm 2.5 months post-surgery and I'm getting back into working out. But doing any core or pull-ups hurt my stoma. I'm fully healed but I guess when I hang and try to pull, it hurts the stoma. I'm guessing because there's a hole in my body. But it scares me that I won't be able to do pull-ups again, and I love doing that. Even trying to hang with my legs in front of me hurts. So obviously no L-sits either. I'm doing planks, but I'm not sure how to get that uncomfortable pulling pain on the stoma to go away when trying to do pull-ups or dips. Any tightening of my core in a hollow body position hurts... Any advice? Anyone able to do pull-ups or can help me get back my fitness level? Thanks again.
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