How long is recovery after surgery?

[OhHeyMarina 285]

How long did it take to feel somewhat normal again and not in pain? Also how long until you went back to work? I only scheduled to take a week off is that not enough?

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[HisMrsWright 6]

I am only about 3 weeks post op. Everyone's recovery is very different. I went into it expecting to be just fine a few days later and unfortunately that was not the case. I was in significant pain for about a week. Since then Tylenol has gotten me by and I haven't needed any for several days. I still hurt but it is doable. That's how the pain goes.

As far as feeling "normal," I have yet to feel that. I'm struggling with nausea myself. Some days are better than others. I can hardly eat and it's so strange to me that I am even alive with how little I eat. I guess it's the Water keeping me moving. I have been a TON of time here reading and searching posts and many people here have made me feel better about it. Sooner or later I will be ok. I figured I'd take a few weeks off work but I'm taking 6. I need to be as close to 100% as I can get to be a top performer.

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[Dub 10,027]

I took 3 weeks but had an abdominal hernia repair done at same time as sleeve. Had I just had the sleeve....then a week would have been fine.

[TiredOfMyself 141]

I am 11 days out and still feel like crap. I have bad back pain and can't do much moving or lifting small items without pain. I'm only 35 and thought my recovery would be easier.

[Travelher 915]

Everyone is different. I had a revision to bypass. In the clinic for 2 nights. Left with no pain killers and didn't need them. Went apple picking 5 days post op. Needed to take breaks because I got winded easily. But I had My Vitamin Patches on and I think it helped. I was working from home one week post op and back in the office after 2 weeks.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

I had four weeks off and wish I had taken 6 weeks. Recovery is different for everyone and it also depends on what job you do. Are you sat at a desk or are you on your feet all day? Do you need to lift heavy things? etc etc.

I was still exhausted at week five. Just go with what your body tells you.

Kate

[this sucks 557]

I'm three weeks tomorrow from a revision from LapBand to sleeve. I thought I would be ready to return to work quickly, but I've decided that I'm waiting this out. I had planned on returning to work the week of Thanksgiving but have decided to hold off until the next week. I get tired-really tired-after I do much of anything.

I work in sales and spend a lot of time in the car and can't imagine driving for three or four hours now. I'd fall asleep!

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[OhHeyMarina 285]

Thank you all so much. I work for my parents who own restaurants and bars so I am constantly on my feet definitely not a desk job haha so I know they will give me all the time off I need, but my surgery is December 16th so my recovery will run into Christmas Eve and New Years which are holidays we are opened for and are extremely busy so maybe I should wait till after those holidays to go back to were I'm not running around like an animal and can take it easy

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[sk101 67]

3 weeks for me.

1st week felt awful but there were still a lot of drugs to leach out of the body

2nd week was mostly disbelief that I had done it

3rd week feeling good. Still the occasional bit of discomfort but mostly learning what my body needs rather than wants.

As was said before, we're all different. Take your time

[Mimi52 103]

I was out for 4 weeks went back to work for one week and now out again this is 2nd week. I pulled stitches inside on left where my port was (had revision from and to sleeve). Not sure how I did it, think it was simply the way I bent down to pick up a pen I dropped. Everyone is different. Just take it as easy as you can.

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