Hey guys! Im new here and i am enjoying it! I am currently in my 3 month pre approval program and hoping to have surgery sometime close to July/ mid August. I have read a couple of threads relating to time taken off of work and I continue to read that most people take off 3+ weeks... My doctor has said more then once that 1 week is sufficient, and im worried it may not be enough.

I know everyone is different.. just asking so I can hear different opinions and experiences.

Im a hairdresser so its fairly important I know how much time to take off in advance so I can block my appointment book and not schedule appointments for while I am off.

Thanks in advance!

I have had the same question...i work in grocery...deli..where i do loads.....lift ..bend...alot of standing.....

Definitely check with your surgeon if you lift a lot of stuff at work. My doctor restricted all lifting of anything over 10lbs for 6 weeks post-surgery. He said it was to prevent anything happening to the staple line since it is a long cut that needs to heal with the gastric sleeve surgery.

Kennedy. . How long did your dr suggest?

Kennedy. . How long did your dr suggest?

My doctor said at least one week. That was his minimum and said we could determine what was right for us as long as it was a week.

I was sleeved 4/23. I had a hiatal hernia and my gallbladder removed. I took 3 weeks off, but could have easily returned to work by week two. In no rush, rest and adapting to my new diet is critical to me at this point. Good luck on your journey!

I just asked a cworker....she took 8weeks....well ill do wat my dr.says

Can someone tell me how long do you have to be on the liquid diet post op? Thanks! :-)

Can someone tell me how long do you have to be on the liquid diet post op? Thanks! :-)

Hard to say because my diet is puréed food when I get home from the hospital and then soft like two weeks later. I think every doctor has different rules.

Mine is clear liquids x 3 days, then full liquids day 3-14, then puréed day 14-28, then regular diet.

Can someone tell me how long do you have to be on the liquid diet post op? Thanks! :-)

That is completely dependent on what your surgeon prefers. It can vary from no liquid diet at all to 8 weeks before you get to pureed foods. The normal seems to be 2 - 4 weeks.

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