Can anyone tell me what it was like to recover with young children at home? How soon we're you able to resume normal activity. It is the summer and I hate to punish the kids by having them stuck in the house. Surgery is Monday and I'm very nervous.

How old are your kids?

My youngest was 8 when I had my surgery so not too little. If you have really little ones, like a baby or toddler, the only issue you'll have is being able to carry/pick them up for a couple weeks.

I bounced back from surgery pretty quick. Surgery was on a Friday and I was back at my normal routine by the next Wednesday.

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I so not have 2 puppies (around 8-10 lbs each) and I avoided picking them up for at least the first week after surgery. I'm nearly 2 wks post-op now and still try to be careful.

Internal sutures need to develop scar tissue to "anchor" the band and port. Picking up heaving objects of any kind too soon can damage or weaken those support anchors. Later down the road these weakened areas could lead to slippage, port flips etc. (now this does not mean that only heavy lifting is the cause of these types of complications... just known and avoidable risk factors)... this is how it was described to me!

-- utilize any and all your support systems at least the first couple of weeks because it is not worth risking damage/trauma of any kind to your new lap-band --

..... Typing blunders....meant to say I do not have babies are children but puppies...LOL

My kids are six and ten. A bit older but we do have a 7 week old puppy. Thanks for the advice. I will try and keep lifting to a minimum

I have an 11 month old (20 lbs) and a three year old (40 lbs) and it was at least 3 weeks before I could lift my youngest more than 10 or so times a day without hurting a lot at night. I am a month out now and can lift both kids regularly without too much soreness in the evening. If your kids are really little (like my 3 year old) it is good to prepare them for your "owie" by lifting them less and reminding them not to jump on you...that way when you are really in pain they will be over the "testing" phase . Good luck!