Getting my sleeve done on Tuesday, March 18th I'm so nervous. Anybody on here felt like this? Was the first days painful, when did you return to work

Hi there,

Oh, most of us were definitely nervous before surgery. I went in there with a very positive attitude & joked a lot with the nurses as a way to cope with my nerves. Ironically, staying positive helped me through this entire process.

My surgery was on a Thursday, and I took off work the entire following week. I worked from home on what I would call Week 2, and I'm glad I did. I was very tired, not much energy. If you can take 2 weeks off, do it!

Best of luck! I'm sure things will work out just fine!

I think it's completely normal. For whatever reason I wasn't nervous on the day of surgery.....I was in the zone, I guess. But I sure had moments of fear and doubt leading up to the surgery.

My surgery was on a Thursday, sent home on Friday. Back to work on Monday, but I work from home. No issues.

I'm defiantly nervous, even started researching my doctor again. Lol

I was only calm on the outside! I know everyone is very different, but I didn't experience significant pain after the first 36 hours. At the hospital, whenever I began to feel pain, I just pushed the little button and the nice nurse would come juice me up! Then I be practically comatose for the next 2 hours. Then, I'd get up and elk for 20 minutes or so, which wasn't painful at all, then come back to my room. Strangely, my worst pain was my back, from lying in that hospital bed. My back has been a problem for 4 years, and it's so much better now!

I went to the gym 5 days after surgery, and walked on the treadmill for 30 min. 7 days after surgery, I went back to work. I worked half days during my first week back. I think that was a good choice, since I'm on my feet most of the day.

Best wishes! By summer you will feel like a new person!

I'm a registered nurse and my job is very physical and I am on my feet non stop. I am off for 5 weeks post op. Good Luck