Anyone out there that got banded at Hurley Medical in Flint Mi. I have an Oct 8 surgery date. I am finding myself scared but excited to start a new life. How long should I plan to be off work? I am a hairdresser and I do have a high pain tolerance. I find working keeps my mind off my pain. I am open to suggestions. Marcy:clap2:

Marcy I have read that a lot of people go back to work after 3 days depending on the type of work they do - no heavy lifting for about 4 - 6 weeks - you are on your feet all day and moving so that will be good for the gas pains (gas trapped in abdominal cavity following surgery). I arranged my surgery to coincide with 2 weeks vacation and it is the best thing I could have done. I have felt no pressure to keep at it and could rest when I needed to - the one thing that I am not doing very well is walking. My knee is acting up and that is creating some challenges, but I am doing more around the house at a leisurely rate. Worthwhile looking at if you can afford the time off.

Cindy

I needed a full 4 days before going back to work....and then it was half-days! I suppose I could've pushed myself to go back sooner but I didn't! I also had so much bloated gas I'm not sure I could've worn work clothes before 4 days! LOl! It's also kind hard to return to full days of work when you're only taking in very few calories!!!!

Anyone out there that got banded at Hurley Medical in Flint Mi. I have an Oct 8 surgery date. I am finding myself scared but excited to start a new life. How long should I plan to be off work? I am a hairdresser and I do have a high pain tolerance. I find working keeps my mind off my pain. I am open to suggestions. Marcy:clap2:

I recently got banded and I would recommend a complete week to recover, learn the new way of eating, and to rest. There are some restrictions after surgery like no driving, no lifting for 4-6 weeks,no vaccuming for 3 weeks, no steps for about a week. Also, depending how long you need to be on pain meds they make you very drowsy. I am about 10 days out and I am just starting to feel like myself again. I only needed the narcotic pain meds for 2 to 3 days though. Good luck to you on your new adventure.

shelli:)

Thanks for the input eveyone. I have decided to take a week vacation after surgery. Now all I need to figure out is what do I tell my clients. I am a hairdresser and my clients seem to want to know everything I do. I was thinking just tell them I need time off for myself. I don't like to lie but I don't know if I should tell that I am having lapband surgery. I am afraid I will get negative remarks if my friends and clients find out about the surgery. What do I do?

Marcy, if you do not feel comfortable explaining the reason for your time off just tell them you have a week of vacation you are using before the busy holiday season. Also, I was just banded two days ago and am taking a week off.I actually feel better standing so far it is harder to stay seated which is what I do all day at work, so i am taking advantage of the full week.

Stacy

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Thanks for the input eveyone. I have decided to take a week vacation after surgery. Now all I need to figure out is what do I tell my clients. I am a hairdresser and my clients seem to want to know everything I do. I was thinking just tell them I need time off for myself. I don't like to lie but I don't know if I should tell that I am having lapband surgery. I am afraid I will get negative remarks if my friends and clients find out about the surgery. What do I do?

Marcy,

If I had to do it all over again I would tell very few people. People really do mean well but ----------------------------------- Good luck on your decision.

shelli:)