My best friend and I are having Lap Bands in a couple of weeks, I am excited, nervous and can think of nothing else! I'm not sure how much time to take off work, I don't have a physical job so I thinking about 2 weeks? Can anyone please advise??:success1:

My best friend and I are having Lap Bands in a couple of weeks, I am excited, nervous and can think of nothing else! I'm not sure how much time to take off work, I don't have a physical job so I thinking about 2 weeks? Can anyone please advise??:success1:

Claire,

I had my surgery on a Thursday and was back to work on Monday. I would have preferred Tuesday but that is all I needed.

Josephine

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Surgery 11/10/05

At Goal 7/25/06

On the other hand, I have a desk job (with some running around the office) and took 12 days (including weekends) off. I wish I could have taken 2 more, but I couldn't. It wasn't fun when I returned to work, but I survived it.

I had surgery on Friday and was back on tuesday half days and I have a very easy desk job with no one else around so I could moan etc with no one to wonder what was going on. Everyone is different but I could have probably used a few more days of just staying home (I traveled back to the states from Mexico and that was almost worse then the surgery). Conversely, it was good to keep busy and get back into my routine as it kept my mind off body things and the liquid diet. Congrats and good luck to you - how wonderful to have your best friend on the journey with you.

Hello ClaireBrum - Lisa Sparkle here! I'm having 5 days off and then 4 working from home - hope that's enough!!

I don't have a physical job so I only took off a week. I would say that 2 weeks should be better for you. Good luck.

I Had Surgery On Friday Morning, Flew Back From Mexico On Sunday Morning And Was Back At Work Monday Morning At 8:00 Am. No One In My Office Knew I Had Been To Mexico For Surgery. I Am Now 1 Month Post Op And I Have Lost 21 Lbs. Still No One In My Office Knows About The Surgery. I Had Absolutely No Pain From The Surgery Itself...none. However I Did Come Down With The Virus The Day After Surgery And Had To Fly Home From Mexico With My Head In A Bag (if You Know What I Mean). I Cant Wait For My First Fill Next Week (april 4). I Had 2 Friends That Flew To Mexico And Had Surgery The Same Day As Myself. Both Are Doing Greattttttt. It Is So Nice To Have 2 Friends To Go Through This With.

Debbie

I am so glad I found this forum and I am so impressed with the reported short recovery times! I am a nurse apprentice in an ED and I wasn't quite sure how long to schedule off for recovery after lap-band. Sounds like a week of light duty and then back to normal?

DollyRose

hmmmm, my DH is usually interested in discussing lap-band with me, this morning he just grunted... :faint:

Welcome Clairebrum and best wishes on your surgery...you will do fine!!! re: time off: 2 weeks should be fine, I would think. keep us posted.

becky