Any Photographer's? I need help!

[ButterflyInProgress 0]

I am a Photographer, have been for 15 years. Shooting weddings have killed me for years. I literally feel like I got hit by a truck the next 3 days after!

I am in the process of all the hoop jumping to have my surgery and I am wondering if any photographers out there had surgery and how long it was before you went back into wedding photographer mode?

I am trying to decide when to do my surgery. If a month is going to be long enough for my body to feel good enough for that full of a day. On one hand I will hopefully have a little (or a lot) less weight and won't have to worry so much about my diabetic issues that a full photography day gives me.

I am 286 right now and 5'3-4" (depending on who measures me lol).

Thank you!

[kimmarie7 3]

Not a photographer but I took 2 weeks off work and when I went back I was exhausted every day. Like come home at 5 and fall asleep. It took about a month and a half before I started feeling normal and started having energy to work out.