Was curious how long you were out post-op recovering before going back to work. I have heard days to 6 weeks! Hard to gauge what is realistic.

My question is important. The reason is this. I was walking 2-3 hours a day post surgery. I was doing awesome. Then I cratered. The doctor said that the reason is they fill you full of fluids so you feel great. Then it wears off and you must stay hydrated which is very difficult. So about 2 to 3 weeks in you can feel miserable, which is confusing if you don't know why.

Oct 21st. I'm almost 3 weeks post op. I wish I had been able to take the additional time off work but I couldn't. My boss and co workers were not supportive of the idea of WLS a year ago when I mentioned it the first time. So I didn't share with them that I was actually having the surgery now. Thankfully my husband and family have been amazing!

I would have been fine going back after 2 weeks except I wasn't allowed to lift 25 pounds, which I do pretty much every day. So my doctor made me wait until 4 weeks.