I teach young elementary school and it's not a desk job, it's draining but it's not a lifting job. I am wondering how many days I will need to take off. I can have my surgery on a Monday or Wednesday in December- they gave me 2 dates. If I do Wednesday do you think I can be back to work by that Monday? I have to call office on Monday with the date I picked out of the 2 offered. I am also considering waiting to the December break if I feel I will need many days off. My work will not know about my surgery.

I have sleep apena so will be staying over night and I am having plication with the band.

HMMM, hope to have this all sorted out by Monday. TIA for your advice. I realize everyone is different, but just wondering a general guideline for this who are in between desk and hard labor jobs. Also, getting to the bathroom is not easy at my job.

Ok, I'm a dental hygienist. I'm up and down and bending over all day. I had my surgery on Friday, November 2nd and went back to work Monday, November 5th. The first day was rough, but I made it. The main thing is to get up and walk a lot the first few days. I have a 20 month old daughter, so that forced me to get moving soon!

I'm def going to rest for 2 weeks. I am just wondering if day 3 after surgery (have surg wednesday, come home thursday) if I can go into work for 6 hours, with someone driving me. the my recovery.

So glad to see this topic! I've been wondering the same thing. I teach kindergarten and just got approved for my surgery. It will either be on Dec. 18th or Jan.15. My last day of school before the break is Dec. 19th-- the day after surgery. There are so many things going on at this time of year,like hosting a family get together, that I have been leaning more toward the Jan. date--- just hate to take off so much time from school. My surgeon's office will let me know next week which date for sure. I'm kinda worried about the 2 week liquid diet before the surgery as well-- wondering if I will be weak and jittery and how that will affect my classroom. Good luck with your surgery!

I work at an elementary school and scheduled my surgery for December 17th. Taking that week and Christmas week off. I'm hoping to be ready to go back the first of the new year. I plan on having great resolutions for 2013!

I'm right there with you! Surgery is on the 18th, taking the rest of the week off after that + our Christmas break … I work w/ high risk youths … breaking up fights is most likely not a good post-op idea! LOL!

I am an itinerant special education teacher and I had my surgery on April 26th--which was a Thursday. I went back to work on Monday--mostly because I had an ARD/IEP meeting I had to attend and it was near the end of the year and I really needed to be there. I was very sore and really should have taken half a day off, but didn't. I will admit that I went home and took a nap before picking up my son from daycare. I didn't tell anyone that I had the band surgery...I told them that I had a hernia repair (which I did). If I were to do it again I would have done it the same way...it felt better to get up and get back into my usual routine. Good luck to you.