OK so I've never had surgery ever . I was nervous so I talked about it on here and received support and a lot of people told me about their first hand experiences with that surgery. Most of them said that it's not a hard surgery and one week later they went back to work. Today a girl that works for the same company I do told me she took 6 weeks off and that I shouldn't be rushing back after one week. I can't be out for that long. I am a front end manager at a grocery store. I cashier and am on my feet all day running all over and lift things. I don't lift extremely heavy stuff nothing larger than a 36 pack of beer lol. I don't want complications after because I rushed back. Is one week enough time to go back if I take it easy? Really concerned and scared now.

Has your surgeon given you any guidelines about lifting? I had some lifting restrictions after I had my gall bladder out, although it was so long ago that I no longer remember what they were. A 36 pack of beer sounds pretty heavy to be lifting right after surgery, but I'm not your dr. I'd ask him.

Also, for what it's worth, I was down for 10 days after gall bladder surgery, but I understand many people are back on their feet faster. I was silly and pushed myself at first, and then was feeling ill and in a lot of pain. I might have gotten better faster if I'd taken it easy those first few days.

So 6 weeks is ridiculous. I'm not going to go to work and pull grocery loads or stock cases and lift heavy items. I should be Able to go back after a week and be OK then? I'm saving my other 2 wks off for my sleeve surgery in July.

i had my gb out in laproscopically in 1994.......showing my age..........i went boogie boarding in hawaii about 10 days later :-)