Hello, I am hoping some of you can help me get an understanding about recovery time. I originally had my Lap band surgery in sept 2010. I have had great success although I have worked very hard to make it a success. I exercise regularly and had constant fill and unfill when needed. Long story short I went to the Dr yesterday because It was feeling right and he said it has to come out. Prolapse for the 2nd time. He is recommending a sleeve conversion. I am all for the this however, Due to a recent family illness involving my son, I exhausted most of my sick/vacation time. I cannot afford to go out for much more than 2-3 weeks. Is it possible to return to work that soon. I have a job which requires short periods of walking and standing. I do get plenty of opportunities to sit at my desk for extended periods of time. My Dr. says I will be out 4-6 weeks. I know we need to follow Dr's orders but I also need to support my family. Thanks for taking time to respond...

I'm a band to sleeve person and I took off 8 work days. I'm on my feet most of the day and did ok. I was very tired, but was able to do my job.

I'm having a similar issue. I received 6 weeks leave. I'm currently 3 weeks post but I can't even shower daily it wears me out. I sleep around 14-16 hours a day. I work on my feet and move around a lot. Anyone else feel the same?

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I work at a desk job and was back part time in less than a week. After one week of part time, I was full time.

I'm having a similar issue. I received 6 weeks leave. I'm currently 3 weeks post but I can't even shower daily it wears me out. I sleep around 14-16 hours a day. I work on my feet and move around a lot. Anyone else feel the same?

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I was completely exhausted until I was up to soft foods and could get more calories in. I went back to work at 15 days post-op, but literally went to bed as soon as I got home each day the first couple of weeks and I just had a desk job. The fatigue was definitely my main challenge in those first few weeks.

I couldn't imagine being back at work already. It's so crazy to see how many people went back so early. I'm having trouble with all food lately so I know I'm not getting enough energy, but wow kudos lol. I feel like a baby but I sit down and within twenty minutes I'm out cold for a few hours. I try to move around as much as I can.

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I went back to work 10 days after my sleeve surgery (no revision). I work in an office setting and did fine at work. I will say that although I was back to work 9 hours each day, for the first 6-8 weeks after surgery I was extremely tired and in bed by about 7pm each night!

Was anyone worried about having your eating and workout habits down before starting work?

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Was anyone worried about having your eating and workout habits down before starting work?

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I was still on full liquids and not cleared to exercise yet when I went back to work, so that wasn't really an option for me.

It's not an option for me either it's my biggest concern. I'm afraid I'll fail.

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Was anyone worried about having your eating and workout habits down before starting work?

I went back at 2 weeks 3 days which was 3 days into pureed foods on my nutritional plan. Physically, I felt fine to go back about a week post op, but did not want to go back on the liquid stage. I wanted to be on pureed foods for a couple of days to see how I tolerated food and to establish an eating schedule. At that point, I was only cleared to walk for exercise so it wasn't hard incorporating that into my daily schedule.

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It's not an option for me either it's my biggest concern. I'm afraid I'll fail.

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I think it's very normal to fear failure at this early stage. It's hard to wrap our minds around the idea that this isn't just a "diet" like all the ones we've tried and failed in the past. Your sleeve is forever! It will be there as a tool for you forever! Yes, you have to learn to properly use that tool to your greatest advantage, but you have plenty of time to learn. Right now, in the early weeks, just focus on the day-by-day living. It's hard to balance getting in all your Protein and Water and walking and Vitamins and sleep! Work on finding that balance and you don't have to be perfect right out of the gate. You can stumble through it a bit until you get it figured out. And as long as you keep working on it, you WILL get it figure out. I promise!

I had sleeve surgery and was back to work in five days. I have a tech job doing site support on a school campus ranging from network administration, software support, and hardware repair and installation. I can get away with extended time at my desk. But, I wear a fitbit, and even when I try to take it easy I manage to get in about half my ten thousand steps, so I did get fatigued frequently at first.

There are other challenges, like adding new foods and trying to stay close to a restroom, jic!

I was back at work after 2 weeks. I had sleeve and hernia repair. I could have gone back after a week. But I had a textbook recovery. I never had issues going up the post op stages or adding new food.

I had lifting restrictions but for office work I was fine. I wasn't really tired either. I was walking a lot at home anyway.

However every one is different.

At least since you have had the band you know how you tend to do under anesthesia.

I had a desk job and I was physically working from my hospital bed on day two, working from home by day 5 sitting at my desk, and back to my full-time desk job 1-week post-op. As long as you aren't doing manual labor or something that requires you be on your feet all day, you really don't need more than a week off.

You guys are all awesome! I still think you're crazy but awesome lol. I had the sleeve and I know what it's like at work and I just still can't imagine going back. I don't sit at all during the day except for my lunch break. Should be interesting. We shall see here in a few weeks. I'm just looking for energy to shower everyday at the moment.

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