Hello all,

My name is Krista, and I am relatively new to this forum. I have not been sleeved yet. I'm still trying to complete all the insurance requirements. What I'm wondering is how much time were you off work after the surgery? If I need more than a week off, I will have to wait until March due to a coworker being gone for 3 months on maternity leave. Is a week completely unrealistic for the sleeve surgery? I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Krista

I personally think a week is unrealistic. Maybe two weeks would be enough. My doctor told me 4 weeks, but I was a lapband removal/sleeve surgery. A friend who had a lapband was told 3 weeks off. I guess depending on what you do, you might be okay with 2. Good luck!

I took 4 weeks off and it was perfect. I was tore up after my sleeve. NO ENERGY at all. Emotionally and physically drained. By day 14 I was feeling good. It was nice to nap as needed and really take time to heal.

I have read where sleevers literally are sleeved and the next day shopping (???) That's so hard for me to believe for that was not the case with me, but everyone is different.

I would say if you can take as much time off as possible to adjust. Just my humble opinion

What kind of work do you do?

I also took 4 weeks off due to no energy!

I was told to plan for six weeks for recovery. I am three weeks into the recovery period and have had severe nausea for the last two days. The firts week went ok but last week and this one has been rough; No way could I go back to work in four weeks. Walking is ok but I do a lot at work and one city block level is as far as I can go before needing rest right now. I would plan on 4-8 weeks for a full recovery not this BS of the next day you'll be shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I, too, am taking 4 weeks before I go back to work. I am in my 3rd week and just now starting to see a little bit of energy return. I am hoping that by the end of week 4 I really am ready to go back because I am going back to the busiest weekend of our year as well as lots of travel in the couple of weeks after that!

Hello all,

My name is Krista, and I am relatively new to this forum. I have not been sleeved yet. I'm still trying to complete all the insurance requirements. What I'm wondering is how much time were you off work after the surgery? If I need more than a week off, I will have to wait until March due to a coworker being gone for 3 months on maternity leave. Is a week completely unrealistic for the sleeve surgery? I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Krista

Krista,

I took 2 1/2 weeks and let me tell you it was great and i'm sooooo happy i did!

i was sleeved on the first and was back to work on the 7th ... i did not feel like this was an unattainable time to get back into the real world.. i just didnt baby myself and I was definitely a little fatigued but it is absolutely possible and doable... just really depends on how you presonally feel!! on the 3rd i walked around a large outside mall and went to a movie.. i find if your mobile and get up and do some walking around your recovery is potentially alot faster ... but this all depends on how you look at it

I think it really just depends and you might not know until after. I totally thought I would be good after a week because I generally heal pretty fast and I'd had two c-sections so I thought I have a good sense for how i would feel. What a joke. NO WAY was I ready after a week!! I am over 3 weeks now and totally exhausted, but definitely getting better each day. I am going back to work on Monday and it will be 3 weeks, 5 days. The first week back I am going back 1/2 time.

I totally think it depends on what kind of work you do. I work in a clerical setting and could have gone back after a week, but My FMLA papers stated I could have up to 4 weeks off. I went back after 2, but if I had to 1 week was doable. Good luck.

Deb

I agree that it depends on you and what type of work you do. While in one of my classes at the bariatric center, a woman came in to say hi and told us she was sleeved on a Friday and went back to work on Monday. Even though I don't work, I can't imagine having to have gone back to work sooner than 2 weeks. I wasn't in pain from the surgery, but the gas pains were still there and dealing with nausea, heartburn and reflux....there's no way I could have done it.