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I will be getting banded on Sept 28th. That's a Monday. I can work from home after the surgery for two or three days. I have a desk job, nothing physically taxing.

My question to anyone... How soon did you return to work, and what were your challenged/struggles?

Thanks! Heather

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I took 2 weeks off and was bored and restless by day 3. I worked from home then (nothing physically strenuous) but if I'd been working outside my home, I probably would've longed to go home and rest after a few hours of work. And, I wasn't allowed to drive for 2 weeks - both to protect those new incisions and because I was taking a painkiller.

Some very simple, basic things were a challenge for the first month or so post-op. Like getting up out of a chair, reaching to get something out of a kitchen cupboard, lifting my little pug.

The other thing was that sleeping when I had all those new incisions was a challenge. I used pillows to support and/or take the weight off anything tender or sore, but I can't say I got a good night's rest until a month or so post-op.

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I work from home and went back to work within 3 days. Much will depend on how you react to the gas they use to fill your body cavity and how you react to pain meds if you take them?

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Surgery on a Thursday and back to my desk job on Monday. No issues.

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Everybody is different I was fine after a week started cleaning & doing laundry but I did have to take the pain meds for that whole week I was able to get up a little at a time after day 3 but no bending I was off of work for a month because my job is very stressful & I have to be able to lift 50 lbs so it depends on the person & what kind of job my coworker had been banded before me & she was back on day 3 but We had to help her if she needed to lift or bend I have a low tolerance to pain though .

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Surgery on a Saturday. Half day work Monday that I regretted. Tuesday was fine and back

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Awesome CTJohn! I'm working frm home for two days afterwards & then back to the office. I'm hoping that's enough time I have the "option" to work from home the whole week, but you know how they tell you that, but you get the feeling they don't mean it & expect you back... Yeah, it's like that.

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I was banded on the 17th of September and I thought I was good to go back on Tuesday which is today but need 2 more days. I think a week is realistic. Good luck!!

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