My DH is going to be off with me the day of my surgery but can't be off longer because he is just starting a new job. My Mom said she could take off work the following day to be with me but I don't want her to unless I really need help. Did you need help post-op? Would I be OK at home alone the day after? I know everyone's experiences are different, just wondering how other people handled it. Thanks!

Hi, My husband was home with me for 2 days (the weekend) but it really wasn't necessary, at least in my case. I spent quite a bit of time sleeping and didn't have to be helped to bathroom or helped up or down stairs or anything remotely like that. I don't have kids and don't know if you do. If I did have kids, I'd probably not want to have to deal with them for a day or so but I've read a lot of posts here that indicate that people have not had problems even with that.

Congratulations on being a soon-to-be bandster!

my surgery was yesterday. i came home today. hubby is here but i haven't really needed his help for anything. he has a meeting tomorrow

morning and we both agree i'll be fine.

If it's just you (not kids to watch), you won't need help. You don't need to be waited on because you need to be up and around fending for yourself. I didn't find it was a problem. I stayed with my Mom the firt 24 hours, then drove myself home (34 miles) and was alone from then on. No biggie at all.

I got banded yesterday and I'm awfully glad my wife is here. Frankly, this hurts! Especially the big incision. Maybe everyone else is tougher than me but it would have been very tough without help.

My husband is going to take two days off. I'm being banded in Everett, Washington on 9/19--and should be home later that day. He's staying home on the 20th, but then I'll be on my own. But I'm taking two weeks off. I have enough sick leave accrued at the day job to choke a horse and I'm taking some of it.

I'm betting that after a few days I'm going to up and around and doing just fine--so I'll have an amazing about of "me" time which is something rare, indeed. Husband at work, daughter at school...it'll be just me, my miniature dachshund, the cat from hell and my current "writing in progress." Betcha I'll finish writing that book during my two weeks off, too!

A friend of mine, banded a year ago, told me she lost 30lbs in three weeks after her initial banding. She's dropped 100lbs in a year. I saw her eating (about a tablespoon each of foods she knew she could tolerate) and *not* drinking after eating (which she said is hard) and over and over again she said "I love my band." Being with her at a family potluck and seeing someone well on their way, makes me even more excited to be *almost there."

My boyfriend took two days off to be with me. It was nice to have him there when I got home. He did a lot of little things for me but I would have been ok without him.

You should be fine!

(note: I never really had any pain or issues. Everyone is different)

HAHA! Never met a man in my life who didn't love being waited on when he was feeling poorly! (That is being said with all affection, David). Hope you are getting perkier and are up and around in no time. Moving around is the best thing you can do for yourself.