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nsweety123    19

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Honestly how long after the sleeve can you physically go back to work?

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Alyson810    10

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Everyone's experience is different. I went back after a week, but I work a desk job. I had to move very slowly, and still had a bit of pain in the evenings.

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Cupcake    801

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Congrats I am glad that you are recovering well and have resume work.

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nsweety123    19

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Oh i really think i would go nuts in the house. I walk to different locations in a hospital. So i am thinking about 2 weeks

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mandmar    3

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Two weeks is probably safe for you. I drive a school bus. Even though I am feeling pretty great at one week out, I'm glad I have one more week to recover. Driving a bus is actually pretty physical!

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joatsaint    2,814

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I was back at my desk job after 10 days. I probably could have gone back in 8 if I had pushed it.

Honestly how long after the sleeve can you physically go back to work?

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TJL    222

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I went back after 2 weeks, probably could have gone back sooner, I felt pretty good but I had scheduled 2 weeks off work so I took both weeks.

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kmbrcvzs    23

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I was told from the start 2-3 weeks off work and I am 10 days out and grateful I have time to relax and heal. I guess my surgeon has a different approach I have seen a lot of people on here say they saw there Dr. just a few days out. I was sleeved on Oct 23 and my first Dr. visit will be Nov7th. I am lucky to have short term disability at work so I am taking the 3 weeks and I am enjoying it!

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nic11    11

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i was back at work 8 days after surgery. i have a desk job.

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nsweety123    19

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I hope i can go back 2 to 3 weeks. How about driving?

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kamkam    7

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I want back to my desk job on day 5. No problems. Full 9 hour day. Not tired. I was driving my second day back at home... but I also wasn't on any pain meds at that point

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nsweety123    19

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Wow they say each person is different but i hope its as good as your experience.

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kamkam    7

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I hope that for you to. I really did have a great recovery. Hardly any pain at all after 1st day. I've slept on my side since day 2. I was really pleasantly surprised by it all. Good luck to you

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spunkyirishpunk    29

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It really is dependent upon the job and the physical demand it has. I work in a gym and as a dog groomer and am unable to return to work for 4 weeks luckily I'm almost done. November 13 I am back at work I am going a bit stir crazy so I completely understand where you're coming from.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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