Omg Back To Work Today

[kenni 39]

Okay today is my first day back to work after 3 months being off :-\ I'm not that excited because I work at the hospital that I did my surgery there is a lot of office politics that I truely avoid or I stay neutral I happy about my weight lost I just want to void about the question asking or aka interagation (spell check) LOL I shut down my Facebook and I don't answer my phone when my coworkers call me because they just want to be nosey wow thanks for reading I just want to let that out.

[favoredone 590]

I hope things turn out well for you... Have you tried telling people you don't want to talk about your personal business??!!! I thought this just happened at my job!!! LOL...

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

So now it's time to start strut en your self and they will ask questions because you have made a drastic change to your body! You are lookin good now, and take in the compliments and I wouldn't hesitate in sharing your experiences. You have made a great change so keep up the great job!

[hollygolightly 6]

i too was concerned about returning after 7 weeks off. My surgeon told me to accept the compliments and just keep repeating "thanks I feel great". It seems to work to ward off the attention and questions so far.

[Smoggy 152]

I am quite private about my personal life so nosey people are the bane of my life, I so hear you, my workplace just seethes with gossip.

When my friend was recovering from (successful thank goodness YAY! ) chemo and radio therapy etc and she was back at work looking so radically different, (gaunt and with Marine-style hair) she actually had a T-shirt made that said "I had treatment. I feel better now. 'Nuff said."

She would point to the T shirt when she needed space from nosiness and then would have a good laugh at her own expense when sometimes people who didn't know her would think it was referring to a mental illness and would scuttle off in alarm.

Not that I'm advocating this but wouldn't it be great if we could get a T-shirt made saying something like "Yes I'm thinner, I feel great, 'Nuff said"

:-)

I hope they get used to the new you soon!

[kenni 39]

Thanks everyone for ur kind words. Just an update Everyone at work stop what they were going to be looking at me and I was ignoring them I was acting like nothing had happen suddenly I will hear whispers and murmurs about me loosing the weight so the few people that did asked me I told them that I had a breast reduction (which true because of the weight lost) and I'm going to zumba classes 5 days a week my grand total of weight lost is 68 lbs but I told my coworkers it was round 25-30 lbs the funny part about of this was when my coworkers started talking about food everything sounded so good while they were munching on some chocolate and I was eating my Protein bar before I took my medical leave I looked like this

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[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Wow, what a difference! This is truly a transformation and an NSV!

[Georgia 2,908]

All I can say is I am extremely jealous of all you guys who have been off 3 mos, 7 weeks, etc. I was off 3 days and everybody here at my office was on my journey w me! Lol. I DIDN'T tell anyone but my top boss until later though. Good luck.

[Wheetsin 714]

I was out 4 weeks so there really wasn't anything that noticeable except my change in eating, but I generally eat by myself while reading a book so nothing super drastic. My sleeve was the result of a slipped band so I told a few people I would be on a modified diet after they corrected my band problems, and have since told a few that I liked the progress I saw while on the post-op diet so I'm sticking with it.... and between that, and my restriction, it's working.

See how non-specific that is? One could easily interpret that I still have my band (most people knew I had one).

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I say, revel in it! The reality is, people are going to talk about it, anyway. Might as well give them the facts.

[belle0972 1]

I also had my surgery at the hospital I work at. My experience was very positive... Ppl were very supportive. I had same concerns you do. But I was actually surprised by responses and actions of coworkers. To be honest I kinda like everyone knowing because it made me accountable and make better eating decisions and food choices.I hope ur experience was as pleasant as mine. Good luck. If u have any specific qs don't hesitate to ask.

[thebionicbroad 127]

I've been asked if I have cancer, *sigh*

[Musharooni 62]

I told everyone at work why I was going to be out. At first I was certain if I was going to do that or not, thought there might be some negative comments, and let's face it, I had finally faced my demons and there was some embarrasment about how out of hand my weight had gotten, and subsequently my health because of it. Then I realized I had nothing to be embarrassed about as I was "taking the bull by the horns" and my VSG would give me the tools I needed to get back on track. Well, I'm glad I told people. Everyone in my company that is aware has been so supporting and encouraging, it makes me feel that much better about my decision and lets me know I WILL be successful at this with all of the support I have around me both at home and at work.

I came back to work 12 days post op. My employer is working with me and I found I was really wiped after the 1st day, so I worked from home on the 2nd day.

[skane10 64]

I'm envious if the people that have lots of time off. I have to go back a week after surgery. I have a desk job so I hope I'm not pooped out.

[Butterflylegacy 64]

Skane, I have a desk job too so I'm hoping to not be too wiped out when I return.

My surgery is scheduled for a Thursday and I've only taken the day of and the day after off. The following week I will be working from home. (I'm thinking me, the laptop and my cell phone nestled comfortably in my bed). My job is mostly support and troubleshooting so I'm figuring if I would've taken the time off I would've ended up working anyway.

Thankfully my coworkers and boss have been so super supportive. I think even when I do go back to work they'll go easy on me