Hi All. Love this app; it has so much useful info, encouraging people, and wonderful success stories. I am still doing research to see if a surgery is for me. I definitely need to make a life change.

I am wondering how much time you all needed for recovery? Is there some time need prior to the surgery as well? I work full time and am trying to see how much time away i would need.

Thanks for any and all replies.

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I worked up to the day before, and went back to work 2 weeks after. I had no complications. I was tired that first week, but really had no issues. I have a moderately active job, some computer work along with carrying boxes and doing stairs.

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I worked up to the day before surgery and went back to work three days post op. I felt fine but everyone is different my dr said as long as I was feeling up to it and wasn't on pain meds. Good luck on ur journey.

Gastric bypass 11/22/16 starting weight 289 current weight 248.

I had my surgery on a Wednesday. I went back to the office on Monday with a lifting restriction for the first four weeks.

Banded 10/12/16

I was out a month. I could have gone back earlier but I work a 13 hour day three days straight. So I figured I should be very healed before I tried sitting in a desk chair that long.

I still had drains a week out so there was no way I was getting dressed in work clothes.

The time off before hand doesn't seems prudent. I can't think of any reason why some one would need to.

I worked up until the day prior to surgery and then I couldn't return to work for two weeks (because they didn't want me to drive until after my 2 week follow up). I had my surgery on Thursday and was teleworking from home on Monday. If they would have let me drive I would have been at work on Monday instead of working from home.

Honestly this surgery was an easy one for me. If you keep up on hydrating you only need a week or so. It is the diet that requires time to get used to.

Those first weeks, months hydration is critical and it is super easy to get dehydrated and then sick from it. It happens all the time so if you can sip sip sip constantly at your job, I would guess you can go back within a week or two.

It should not require any time off before other than to go to your required doctors appointments.

Like many here, I worked the day before surgery, had it on Wednesday, worked from home on Friday, and was back in the office Monday.

I was a bit tired, but completely able to function.

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Edited December 15, 20169 yr by Vinasu

I took two weeks off after my surgery date. Probably could have gone back a few days earlier but why push it.

As for before surgery I took a week off there too, just to give me a little time to get everything prepared. With the strict diet they put me on I didn't want my coworkers to have to deal with me being grumpy.

Edited December 15, 20169 yr by #BirdDog

I had a month then went back, good luck with your journey.

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Thanks everyone for your replies. This surgery does sound manageable and it is sounding like something i will be able to do.

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