I am a teacher and on Spring Break. I had my surgery last Tuesday and plan on going to a three hour training this Monday then back to work Tuesday. I feel pretty good but hope Im not pushing it.

Also, when were people walking 20-30 minutes?

My job is inventory control supervisor which requires me to do lots of walking daily. I worked Monday/ 11/3. Surgery was 11-4 and I got up and started walking that day. 11/5 I walked 1/2 mile up & down the hospital halls. 11/6 I walked a mile in the hAlls prior to discharge from the hospital. And went back to work 11/10 walking anywhere between 2- 6 miles/ day just at work.

I think you can drive as soon as you aren't taking any pain meds. Not 100% sure, maybe someone else will chime in on that.

Once off pain meds for 24 hours is the general rule.

I'm glad to hear people who took the shorter times didn't have any issues. I have to go back to work at 10 days post op and have been so nervous about it. I've seen people say they took off 6 wks!

I am a teacher as well. I had my surgery on a Wednesday and was back to work on Monday. I was fine.

Really? First full day back and I was so exhausted, my co-teacher took my afternoon duty for me so I could go home.

Edited April 1, 201511 yr by akreese02

2 weeks for me

Had my surgery Feb 9th went back the 18th

1 week ...and except for feeling do tired by the end of the day - all else is fine

This is good to know, because I'm not sure when I will be having the surgery. I just know it will be sometime this year! I work an office job, so I'm not doing a lot of physical stuff at work anyways. I am also a full-time college student (graduating this year), so that whenever I have surgery I am going to have to work out something with my professors so that I don't miss any major assignments. I wish I did know for sure when I was having it, so that I could prepare accordingly. This summer and fall are going to be fairly busy for us as a family, because my oldest daughter is going to college and we still have campus visits to do and what not.

I quit my job of 15 years and am on a 6 month sabbatical. They keep calling to see if I want to go back, but I left because it was time to take a break from traveling ~300,000 air-miles per year. I'm two months into my sabbatical, and (along with WLS) it's been one of the best decisions of my life. Not an easy decision for a single income household, but one of the best...

I was out for 8 days and then only did a shortened schedule for the first week back. Very little pain, was mostly just tired more than normal.

I week and two days, I was ready to go back !!! :-)

I was out for 5 days. Surgery was on a Wednesday and I returned the following Wednesday.

In regards to the walking 20-30 min. I broke it up into many small walks. I live on a cul-de-sac and it took 10 mins to circle. I just did that a few times a day while recovering.