Having my surgery in August. Not sure how long to ask off for. I do mainly office work and sit all day. What would you recommend? Thanks!

What I discovered for me was that physically I was able to return to work in about a week. Emotionally it was more like two weeks. I took the time to finish the liquid diet, start on mushies, get used to having a band all in the privacy of my home. I was glad I had to the time to take off, but was bored by the end of it and ready to go back to work.

Surgery Thursday back to desk job Monday. Tired and sore but felt good to get back to regular life. On the treadmill one day post op on doctor's orders. Started at fifteen minutes and added a minute a day until I could walk two miles at 3mph. I'm 53.