Hi! I was wondering if there any delivery employees out there who have had the sleeve? I am still waiting for approval but am thinking about the time off from work. If anyone out there has had the surgery, how long did you take off from work and was it enough time? Our jobs are more physical than others and i am just worried about going back too soon and getting injured. Please let me know how your experience was. Thanks!

I don't do physical work anymore. My doc said no lifting over 20 lbs for six weeks. I've heard some other people say they were off lifting restrictions at four weeks.

I worked in a warehouse and for FedEx when I was younger. Since you use your core for lifting everything if you lift properly, I would be concerned about going back any sooner than four weeks. It takes about that long for your stomach to be healed.

I do, however, remember some other people with physical jobs talking about going back to work after as little as two weeks. My guess is that's not what their doctor recommended.

Good luck.

I'm an industrial maintenance technician and my doc took me off work for one month plus 8 weeks of no lifting more than 10 lbs. good luck!

Thanks for the info! I guess i will just have to wait and see what my doctor says.