i was approved on 2/5, and the doc called to schedule my sleeve a moment ago.

2/20 is my date! i'm super excited.

i'm planning on laying out of work on 2/21 and 2/22, doing jack nothing on the weekend (2/23 and 2/24), and going back to work on the 25th.

i am lucky to work a job where i can control how much moving around i do, so i'll make sure to stay planted at my desk for a week or so.

i am in good shape and am a relatively low BMIer (41ish). i have had orthopedic surgeries a time or 2 and was able to get back to things quickly, but it's been a while.

of course I have issues I can lay out of work a little longer, but i'd rather not burn the days off if i can avoid it.

I was sleeved on a Wednesday morning, on Friday morning the removed a drain which sent me into a huge nausea downfall and then the pain was just over the top like I felt right out of surgery. I stayed one more night & on Saturday morning my wife came to the hospital and brought me home. I went back to work yesterday a full 9 hours & when I got home crashed! Wednesday 2-13-13 will be my 3 week post op date. Take the time if you can!!!

You can definitly do it, keep your protein up and if you feel tierd than sit and rest.

update. i was sleeved on wednesday. alittle slow moving today, but i'm doing fine. i figure with another couple of days to rest i should be fine to go back to work on monday.

i'll keep yall posted.

I was feeling pretty good by day 7, completely normal by day 10

definitely getting better every day. i'm going back to work tomorrow. i'm sure i will be worn out by the end of the day, but i'm ready. i've been cooped up at home since thursday afternoon, i'm ready to get out!

I had surgery on a Monday, out of the hospital on Wednesday, felt good enough to go back to work on Friday. No heavy lifting, of course.

I had an easy recovery. Rested whenever I could. Went back to work on day ten, but could have gone back by day seven.

Everyone is different. Better to take a few extra days that you don't need, than to not have enough and feel bad at work!

I took 3 weeks, as stated earlier, go back to work Saturday. I've found that I've been sitting on my ass for 2 weeks, walking, drinking, sipping, walking, reading, watching tv, sitting...sitting...yeah. I've enjoyed the time off, but man could have gone back to work and saved my time.

i was sleeved the 18th. i type this from my office. maybe i'm abnormal, but i was sleeved last monday, discharged tuesday at 0600 and felt good enough to work wednesday. i was tired, but i felt fine. no pain meds, very little gas pain that i walked off. I never thought it would be this way. I'm down 12 lbs in 7 days (mostly water, i know, but weight is weight). i guess the takeaway from this thread is the only common theme is that there is no common theme. some people take weeks, others days. neither is wrong or cause for concern. you have to be in touch with the messages your body is sending and let that guide your actions.