Well, I had the band put in on Friday.. Made it through the weekend. I'm lucky that monday's are my short days, I teach until 10. I made it to work this morning by 7:30.. just drank hot tea. Didn't want to be farting in front of my students. The driving took a bit out of me. I need to keep a pillow in the car between me and the seatbelt. and Potholes suck. Aside from that I made it through 2 hours of class. I'm winded, and tired, but more from the driving to and from, than work itself. Not really in any pain, more discomfort than anything else. I slept great last night, only woke up once to pee and shift positions. Almost able to sleep on my side. Can hardly wait tell I can!

by day 9 you should be able to be moving.. not lifting or straining. if you do a lot of walking everyday leading up to your return. and make sure you get lots of rest.

I went back to work - desk job - one week post op after surery 03-26-07. My only problem seems to be afternoon fatique. Around 2 p.m., I hit a wall. A five-minute walk around the block has helped, as does a cup of black coffee. Yesterday (10 days post-op), I threw in the towel and went home at 3 p.m. for a 4 hour nap. I also went for my post-op recheck yesterday and the nurse practioner said ... this is very normal and slowly increasing exercise will increase my stamina. Yawn....