Teachers....how Much Time Did You Take Off Following Vsg

[Mrsdw206 40]

Hey...

I'm scheduled for 11/14 in Mexico. I return home on 11/19 (sat) and planning to work that Monday. I'm just curious to see if other educators were able to return successfully that quickly? I'm thinking about taking that Monday off and working tues & wed...Thoughts???

[Katnroyal 225]

Hey there, I got my surgery over the summer break so I had five weeks to recover, with that being said I feel like I could have gone back after two weeks. Ideally you would want to plan the surgery over Christmas Break, Spring Break or Summer break to minimize sick days used!

[chris54 106]

I am 7 days post op although we all heal differently I am not ready each day gets better I feel that the ananestia is completely gone not much gas no nausea but I know I am not 100%. Still trying to figure out my new tummy what temperature of Water goes down better cold room temperature etc. Scares are healing some soreness. I tell u a lot of changes, I think if u can take time off do so. According to my doc it takes three weeks b4 everything is out of your system and weight really starts coming off. He also said there is a 7 day window for blood clots. Listen to your body. Good luck I go see my doc on Wednesday hopefully I will b released to drive.

[cynthia4722 74]

I am a retired teacher. My doctor suggested taking two weeks off of work because you need to be drinking constantly to get in all your fluids. I was also really tired at first.

[PetraLuxor 83]

Hey...

I'm scheduled for 11/14 in Mexico. I return home on 11/19 (sat) and planning to work that Monday. I'm just curious to see if other educators were able to return successfully that quickly? I'm thinking about taking that Monday off and working tues & wed...Thoughts???

Hi,

Are you sure you've got those dates right? I'm getting sleeved in Mexico on Nov. 19th and that is a Monday. I;ll fly home on Nov. 23 (Friday) and return to work on Monday. This will be during my Thanksgiving break. If I feel that I need a couple of more days, I'll call my principal and tell her I had to have surgery over the break and won't be able to come in unitl midweek.

[Aimstergal 42]

Hey...

I'm scheduled for 11/14 in Mexico. I return home on 11/19 (sat) and planning to work that Monday. I'm just curious to see if other educators were able to return successfully that quickly? I'm thinking about taking that Monday off and working tues & wed...Thoughts???

Hi. I'm not a teacher, however, I think that's way too soon for you to return!! You're still going to have incision pains not to mention being very tired. I assume you're on your feet most of the day. I was sleeved 10/15 and it was at least a week and a half where I wasn't woozy not to mention that's how long the pain took to be somewhat tolerable. You need to give your body time to heal. I'm going back to work on Wednesday and that makes me having been out for 3 1/2 weeks and I'm still not back 100%. Beyond the physical healing from the actual surgery, there are other things that need to settle down. Some people have bathroom issues the first few weeks...some bad gas pains...some holding anything down. I'm learning that all the classes, support groups, readings, research, etc. I did before the surgery didn't even come close to some if what I'm dealing with now.

Please listen to your body. It will have gone thru a major trauma and needs time to acclimate to your new stomach.

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[Fiddleman 4,376]

3 weeks is probably he average amount of time to get better after surgery enough to make it through the day. I took 2 weeks off, but it took until about 4 weeks when my energy really returned. Incision pain took 3 weeks to mostly go away.

[DEZ1975 170]

You'll need 2-3 weeks. Even though I wasn't in pain I was exhausted. I'm a teacher too.

[Mrsdw206 40]

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Are you sure you've got those dates right? I'm getting sleeved in Mexico on Nov. 19th and that is a Monday. I;ll fly home on Nov. 23 (Friday) and return to work on Monday. This will be during my Thanksgiving break. If I feel that I need a couple of more days, I'll call my principal and tell her I had to have surgery over the break and won't be able to come in unitl midweek.[/quote']

YIkes....dates are off. Would've been helpful to be looking at the correct month on my calendar lol

My date is wed 11/14

I fly nome on sun 11/18

And return to my classroom on 11/20. We have a short week due to thanksgiving so I'm only working tues and wed. I'm going to get a sub for those days and plan to return on the 26th. Thanks for your feedback!!!!

[Mrsdw206 40]

You'll need 2-3 weeks. Even though I wasn't in pain I was exhausted. I'm a teacher too.

Yes, I'm going to take a few more days to recover. Middle school teacher plus exhaustion is a horrible combination. It would be silent reading and worksheets all day lol

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Teacher here,my work would not let me come back until the Dr said I could lift over 10 pounds. 6 weeks! They have since made a place for people to come back to work in a recovery phase....2-3 weeks. I was very ready to get back to work at about 4 weeks.