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How soon can i go back to work, post sleeve?

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re14768    72

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I work in a hospital 12 hrs shift at night. I took 4wks off. .really wish I could take 6wks...miss staying home :-(

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dreamscometrue    262

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I'm in outside sales and drive/walk around all day and I went back to work after a week. The first few days I could tell I was a little tired, but I sucked it up and was just fine after that weekend of rest!

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menjaz    35

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I took 8 weeks off. I'm so glad I did. (I also had the lap band removed and a hernia repair.) But now that I'm back to work, I do have more of a regular routine, which helps my eating program.

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DeniseNCC1701    306

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I was lucky, and was able to go back to work a week later. I have a desk job, so it wasn't that bad at all.

Be well…

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vsg5649    0

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I also have a desk job and had some unexpected nerve damage during surgery. Did not realize it until I was already back to work two weeks later when the nerves started to heal and were killing me. It was hard to walk/sit/get dressed... basically do anything. I would say 3 weeks and if you can go back sooner, do so.

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MammaMac    41

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I have a desk job. I was sleeved on Wednesday and back at work Monday.

-MM

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dreamscometrue    262

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I was always so curious about this before my surgery and it still blows my mind... How are people taking 4-8 weeks off of work and still having a job to come back to?! Are you guys going on short term disability or what? I mean, 8 weeks is longer than most people who have a child take off work and that's maternity leave! I think if you set your mind to going back after a week or week and a half, you can do it just fine! Yeah, you may be a bit tired, but it can for sure be done!

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Ready2tryagain    23

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I was sleeved on Thursday and went back to work the next Friday. I was tired but I made it

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Casie83    38

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I'm a stay at home mom but I needed help the first three days with my kids. But after that I was good to go. I would have easily been able to go back to work within a week.

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Nicey2u    228

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My doc took me out for three weeks to make sure I get my liquids In. I have full pay disability benefits and am FMLA approved. ; ) I am 10 days out and my incision areas still are sore so I am glad I have three weeks to recuperate.

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Ready2tryagain    23

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I was exhausted but it was better for me to go to work because I was sad I couldn't eat. Everyone was eating and I was focused on Vitamins and liquids.

Work was a welcome distraction. ;-)

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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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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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