Looking for any teachers who had bypass. It's looking like my surgery will be around September 1 and I'm just curious how long you had to take off to recover. I'm a kinder teacher trying to see if I can get away with only a week off.

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Teacher here but hoping for sleeve... I'm seeing September with kinder, I'm just thinking that could not be worse timing... Those early routines and produces are the foundation for a smooth rest of the year... Any chance of doing late August?

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Edited May 18, 201610 yr by nyteacher125

We start August 22. My 3 month window for visits ends on the 16th of August. Maybe if I do mid September then I would have at least a month with them under my belt

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Echoing nyteacher!! I think a consultation with the surgeon or scheduler is in order. With as hands on you have to be in kindergarten, and at the start of the year...ooohh boy.

I just think about being on the carpet and having to be "on" all day. I taught intermediate and I was always exhausted during the first few weeks-no surgery. I think you either need at least two weeks (I totally understand the sub issue, then add beginning of the year and kindergarten) or see if they could move your surgery up a month.

I just think your recovery will be severely compromised. Sending you best wishes though!!

~Daniel

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Just read your last post, if you can't move it up, moving it back might be good. Have a month in, then take tour time, be back before your first quarter ends, conferences, etc.

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I'm sort of thinking if you don't do Summer, Christmas break might be the next most logical thing... Sorry I know that's seven months away... Maybe they could fudge some visits to help you with the time table...

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So is 2 weeks not even enough time?

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I haven't had the bypass but have taught kinder, just thinking of how interactive it is... Sitting in the little chairs or the floor, bending to tie shoes etc... They are the cutest but it is physical demanding...

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Hi I teach preK, I took two weeks but I was out two and a half weeks. My body needed three weeks.

Hi I teach preK, I took two weeks but I was out two and a half weeks. My body needed three weeks.

I taught pre-k for 7 years, compared to that- kinder is nothing :-) I think the hardest part will be the up/down/up/down

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I like the idea of waiting till after the first weeks. Or, waiting till Christmas.

I'm teach primary now but when I got my sleeve I was at a desk job and one week off was not even enough then.

The issue was fatigue, from healing and from the low calories that first week.

I have heard recovery from bypass can be a bit harder than sleeve, but I don't know if that is true.

Good luck!!

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I teach elementary and made sure my RNY bypass was scheduled the Monday after school was out in June. I had a pretty easy recovery, but definitely needed the time off. Maybe a two week winter break and taking a week at either end of that might be a better option for a healthy come back to the classroom. One week probably won't be enough for such a strenuous job. You and the kids will all benefit from a reschedule. I'm having the same thoughts about when I can schedule plastics. It can't be this summer, so I'm waiting until next summer.