I'm not planning to tell anyone either. I can easily take a week off and no one will be the wiser. The problem is, all these pre-op evaluations mean lots of time off work. I saw my PCP yesterday. Now I have six more appointments to go through before the actual surgery: nutritionist, social worker, x-ray, ultrasound, pre-op physical, and meeting with the surgeon. I'm tempted to tell my boss what I'm up to so she won't think I'm sneaking off to job interviews or something, but I was really hoping to keep this to myself.

How did you guys handle it?

It's been wonderful to have a boss who tells me I'm "wasting away" on her every day and that I look great. She also has covered for me during lunch meetings where I hardly ate a thing. It's been a great decision to tell my boss and my office mate.

Puddinpie, what a blessing to have such a wonderfully supportive boss!!! We should all be so fortunate!! :clap2:

i told no one...had it done in Mexico with dr kuri. Worked thursday, was off friday for testing, saturday surgery, sunday walked around, came back home monday, back to work tuesday. didn't even tell my parents, just hubby and i knew. fast forward 3 years, only immediate family knows and 2 good friends/coworkers. that's it. weight loss has been slow but noticable over the last 3 years.

everyone thinks i look fabulous. that's all.

ana

Ana, did you plan to do it that way? If I can avoid it, I'd prefer not to take an entire week off. I don't know if I'm clueless, naive, or just plain vain, but I don't want people putting two and two together and figuring out I had surgery during that week off I took for "vacation"

Ana

How long did the doctor tell you to take off? I have heard alot about the port site being sore. I drive alot at my job then sit behind a computer when I am in the office. I also would prefer not to take alot of time off of work but my doctor is saying 2 weeks, can I get away with less time?

PJ

pj and sleepyjean,

i have a sit down job and other than some shoulder pain from anesthesia i did not have any problems. i did not have any health problems due to my weight before surgery. i had my son by c-section 8 months earlier and lapband surgery was nothing compared to my recovering from my c-section. i was on liquids for 1 week and soft foods for 1 more week. had my first fill 4 months later, it was hard to schedule a trip to Mexico.

i planned my surgery to be a private as possible for obvious reasons. i just did not need/want people to tell me "their opinion" on why a lapband and especially on why in mexico. i was born in mexico and there are quacks in every country. i just looked for the best choice for me.

i have located a fill dr in san jose, CA. i live in the central valley and because i'm now a single mom it makes things easier for my home life to have someone closer. i chose dr kuri based on his large number of satisfied patients. dr mckeen actually thinks dr kuri is a great dr. that was all i needed to know.

ana

ShavieLou--thanks for the info and validation about the HPV thing...