Sleevilicious

April 14 with Dr Almanza in Mexico. Start my preop diet next week Sat.

Where are you having your surg? What Dr ?
Good luck with the preop diet!

Where are you having your surg? What Dr ?
Good luck with the preop diet!

April 30th Dr. Almanza!

I'm April 16 and starting my pre op liquid diet today!

April 13th in morgantown wv with Dr Tabone

Hi I'm scheduled April, 7th as well. Super excited and can't wait!

I'm scheduled for April 7th!

Hey! Mine is scheduled for April 20th!

I'm scheduled for 4/23 in Mexico with Dr. Almanza

Honestly? I was surprised how hard I still have to work to get the weight off. Yeah, at first it comes off pretty easily and steadily, but after a certain amount of time it really is all on you to use the tool you were given to its full advantage. The other thing that surprised me was realizing the complicated relationship I had with food, and the head games that can play on you sometimes.
Regrets? During some hard times,(stalls, slow losing, head hunger) yeah, I can say I had a few. But I am a realist with a little pessimist sprinkled in, so that's my nature. But I can also honestly tell you this has made me a better person all the way around. Yes I've lost weight and can see the goal line on the horizon, but I'm also more disciplined about exercise, and I can honestly say food isn't such a huge deal to me anymore, and that's very freeing. I'm pushing 48, and feel like I did in my 30's. I look and feel amazing. All of that is thanks to the Sleeve. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat!
Good luck with your upcoming surgery and keep us posted!

On my job we are not allowed to come back unless we can lift at least 25 pounds. 25 pounds is considered a light duty restriction. There are no exceptions.

I'm a vet tech and we see large and small animals. On my feet all day, lots of walking, bending, squatting, holding and lifting. 10+ hour days. I wanted to take two weeks off but got so busy I went back after 1 week. I was tired and we had to be careful what we scheduled to accommodate my lifting restriction (under 20 pounds for 3 weeks), but it was doable. I would have been bored stiff sitting around at home. A month after my surgery, my vet partner had a hysterectomy and had a 6 week 8 pound lifting restriction, so I was pulling double duty at that point...lifting up to 80 pounds by myself.

I'm a teacher... Was sleeved on a Wednesday ... Was off Thursday and Friday .. Monday was Labor Day ... Went back to work Tuesday ... Tired but that was it! I felt fine! Alyce

I was back to work in a week after my band. Sleeve was a whole other beast. Went back at two weeks, only because I have a desk job. It was a bit rough, but do-able. If you're on your feet a lot, I'd say closer to 4 wks is probably more realistic. It's a very individual decision.

I am a teacher and went back to work 1 week after surgery in Mexico. Was totally doable! Dr Kelly was my Dr and he was fabulous!!!!

When I had lap band surgery I was back teaching summer school (middle school) after a week. I am planning on returning to work after the revision surgery after a week as well. I think it is doable as long as you listen to your body, pace yourself, and remember to drink drink drink during the day. It can be easy to get distracted at work and forget to eat/drink regularly.
Jennifer

Sound reasonable. I was back in school ect..after a week.

I have a desk job (no lifting) and took two weeks for recovery. The first week I took it very easy and I felt the need to nap. My energy wasn't low, except for the need for an afternoon nap. I had my surgery on a Monday and by Friday I was shopping for clothes at the mall (partially to my walking in). My energy did go down a bit on the second week. I was only taking in about 500 calories a day. Everything rebounded after that.
However, I did take it easy overall. Even though the recovery can be very fast, it's still a major surgery and you should allow time for your body to recover. Be sure to follow your doctor's orders to the T.
I was back in the gym by the third week doing cardio only and by the fifth week, my surgeon gave me clearance to lift weights again.

I have several nurses in my bariatric support group and they all took a month off.