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How Long Did You Stay Home Post-Surgery ?

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Dzire    0

Dzire
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How lomg did you endup staying home after your lapband surgery ?

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yellowrose88    43

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I had my surgery on Friday and went back to work on Tuesday. It was a little uncomfortable but bearable. The gas pains were the worst.

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mandagay    93

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It was a good week for me. I would not have been able to go back even on day four or five

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Shelley64    26

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I had my surgery on a Tuesday (1/11/11) and went back to work the following Tuesday. Monday was Martin Luther King Jr holiday so I took advantage of the extra day off :D Give yourself a week if you can. I didn't have a lot of pain after day 4 or so but I was kinda tired, had gas pains in my left shoulder and just didn't have a ton of energy. I have a sit down office job which is nice. Wouldn't want to do that if you had a real physical type job. Good Luck!

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Mom2many    33

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I had surgery on a Tuesday and took off two weeks. Had my post op appt today and go back to work tomorrow. I'm glad I took off that long. My job is very stressful although sedate and I commute about 45 minutes each way. I feel ready to go back now.

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mandagay    93

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Riding in a car is still hard for me. Anything over a half an hour and it just jostles me and is uncomfortable on my port. Weird cause I'm a month out

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zinhaa    363

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1 week and only cause we had a week of.

could have done less

wendy

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Pollyanna12    74

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I took off Tuesday (day of surgery) to Monday. Ended up home Monday too, then only could do limited hours Tues Wed & Thurs. i was SO tired. i came home and napped every day. Tomorrow is two weeks, and today I worked a full 8 + .75 hours.

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Boniluuu    25

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I work overnights as s sticker. I will be having surgery Wed morning and going back Monday night. God I hope it is long enough!

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NWgirl    574

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had surgery Tuesday morning, went back for a partial day Thursday and a full day Friday. I took advantage of an out of town conference on that Sunday and Monday, then did another partial Tuesday due to my red eye flight.

Have now been back full time since.

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phatkatblue    45

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I took off a month!!!! I was fine in a few days but I had the time so I took it:) i think realistically a week off would have been enough for me. the hubby was being banded 3 weeks after me so I was able to be home with him for a week!

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jen120    23

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I took 2 full weeks. I have a 1.5 hour commute each way so driving would have been a bit difficult. I am glad I did. I healed perfectly.

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jen043454    10

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I'm having surgery 05/11 (Friday) and took that day off work. I'm off Saturday and Sunday weekly, and asked to have Monday and Tuesday off as well. I'll be home 5 days, returning to work on day 6.

I have a "desk job" (for the most part) so I'm hoping I can just grin and bare it if it's too soon. I just started a new job and they're not too keen on the fact I'm taking time off already...

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Lose100    178

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I went back to work the next day. I sit down most of the time. Wearing a binder helped alot.

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Lose100    178

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I went back to work the next day. I sit down most of the time. Wearing a binder helped alot.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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