Hello,

I am new here and have a couple of questions. I have completed my 6 month doctor supervised diet and exercise program and completed all of my other necessary appointments my insurance required. All of my paperwork has been faxed to my insurance and now I am just waiting to get an approval. I am very anxious for the next part of this journey!

My question is for those of you who have already been banded. How much time did you take off of work? Also, I have a very important tradeshow coming up for work at the end of February which is when I am hoping to have the surgery. Would walking a tradeshow for a few hours be too much for me after surgery?

Hello! I took a week off. I had my surgery on a Monday and went back to work the following Monday. It was fine for me. I was real tired that first day back, but okay beause I have a sit down job. Does your job require you to stand a lot or do strenuous activity? If so, I suggest 2 weeks. I don't know what a tradeshow involves or how soon after surgery you are planning on doing it. I wouldn't suggest planning to do it the week of surgery. You are not even supposed to be driving for a few days. Good luck and if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!

I am a desk Jockey so I too only 4 days off including a weekend but when I went back to work the gas pains was so bad that I took the rest of the week off! So in reality I took a full week off!

I had my surgery on a Wednesday and was back to work on Monday. I felt fine.. Yes I had lil pain but not bad enough were I needed to be at home. I also walked the mall the saturday after surgery. It really helped with my gas pains.

Hello,

Thank you for all of the great feeback. I do work at a desk so I wont have to do much while I am at work but I was curious about my comfort level.