Hi Everyone,

I am wondering if any of you could let me know how much time you were off of work after the surgery. I am worrying about time off......I am a Social Worker and am worried about my peeps while I am off.

Thanks for all of your wonderful advice. Looking so forward to sharing with all of you!!

Diann

I am pre- op but my surgeon told me 3 wks. I have heard of other people who had surgery on a Thursday and were back at work on Tuesday.

I have a boring desk job but I have short term disability and I want to take the time to heal properly and get used to my new slim stomach so I will probably take 3-4 weeks off.

I took 2 weeks and frankly it was too much. I would have done better if I had been at work. Sitting around waiting to "heal" is no fun.... too much free time that I couldn't fill with food (old habits die hard). I would have been fine to go back after 5 days. I was still a little sore and swollen but I would have been happier at work (and I don't really like my job). I can be pretty sedentary at work if I need to be. I wish I hadn't used all my time up.

Thats just me.......

Stacey

I took 10 days off but could have gone back to work on day 6. I had surgery on a wed, thurs and fri were I was still in pain. Sat and Sun I was more my self and could have if I had to went to work on Mon. I have a desk job. Hope all goes well with your surgery.

I think it is all a matter of how you recover. I am Day 6 post op and can't image going back to work today. I am still having bad gas pains. But It's getting better so time for me will probably be 2 weeks.

I was amazed at how quickly I was able to go back to work. I had my VSG on May 12th, my one week check up on May 19th, and returned to work full time on May 20th. Granted, I have an office job, so that makes it a little easier. My surgeon did give me a 15# weight limit until I see him on June 2nd. Since my job deals with sitting at a desk and doing a lot of data entry, I just made an attempt every hour our so to get up and take a 5 - 10 minute walk (of course, I had this okayed with my boss) and I think this really helped me in my recover and healing process. For me, getting back to my routine helped me stay focused. Sure, I was tired when I got home....but it felt so good to be productive!

I had surgery on Thursday, flew home on Sunday, went back to work on Monday. Didn't have any pain and was up moving around the office throughout the day. I was tired by about halfway thru the day, and went home a few days after 4-6 hours to take a nap. I am self employed so that was easy to do. I could have stayed all day tho if I was an employee : )

I was back to work in the same amount of time after my lap gall bladder surgery - which was more painful than the sleeve. I was also on vacation 3 weeks after a vag hysterectomy.

So - just depends on how you recover. For me, the sooner I get up and into real clothes, the better I feel.

I also want to save any time off for traveling : )

I am pre-op, but plan on taking at least two weeks off. When I return to work I will also have limited lifting instuctions. I work for the post office doing data entry, but am also required to lift 70 pounds if needed. I believe I will NOT be lifting 20 pounds for a while much less 70 pounds. Which will all be spelled out in my FMLA paperwork.