How long has everyone taken off work when they were banded? I am due to be banded on the Wednesday before easter so I was thinking I could go back to school on the following Wednesday or Thursday after easter. Is that too ambitious or a good amount of time?

I was off for 2 whole weeks. I could have gone back on day 11 or 12 if I had to, but I was glad to have the 2 weeks. I work a desk job, if I'd had a more strenuous job, I might have taken longer. I was on liquids for 2 weeks though, so I didn't have much energy because of that.

I had surgery on 1/14/08. I was planning to go back to work on 1/23/08 to a desk job...As of today I feel like I'd feel fine to do that...BUT..Dr. said he will absolutely NOT clear me to drive until I see him on 1/29/08. So it looks like I'm out of work till the 30th and I'm feeling great already...and I have Cabin Fever!!! I need to get in my car and go!!! Oh well...I guess I'll have to practice relaxing..I'm not so good at it.

You will need 5 days I think. I had surgery on Wednesday and went back to work on Monday. I could have gone back on Saturday if the office was open. Good luck to you.

How much is banding if you self pay?

How much is banding if you self pay?

I would definitely plan for about $12000

Hi,

I planned 2 weeks off post-op and I"m glad I did. I couldn't think about going back to work tomorrow on a full fluid diet and I don't have a lot of energy.

i was banded on the 16th and am going back on 29th. i couldnt imagine going back at the moment. too much port pain.

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Thanks everyone it definitely gives me something to think about. Maybe I will go the full 2 weeks, I work with disabled teenagers and they can get pretty full on, I cant imagine working with no energy. Best to rest, I havnt had a sick day in 7 years so I think Im due

I had 4 weeks off - but I did ask for that. I just had so much on my plate, and I knew I had a bit of "head" stuff to deal with, I decided I wanted time to work through things.

I am glad I did:wink2:

I had only planned for one week off but I found that I couldn't sit in a chair for to long without pain and I found that dressing was a bit hard everything I tried irritated my staples so in the end I wore a singlet with shorts sitting under my tummy, so I ended up taking two weeks.

I would definitely recommend taking a bit longer even if you don"t think that you are going to need it - at least then you will be a bit further into the post op diet stages and will have more of a handle on what you can and can not do/ eat / drink.

Good Luck

I'm currently at day six and there's no way I'm ready to rejoin the world. I still get pain in my shoulder on and off and also around my rib cage on the left side. My wounds look good, but they are quite tender and I am only wearing really loose clothes over them.

I am doing light house work but get tired quickly. I imagine this is due to a very limited food intake as well as my body using energy to try and repair itself. I am pleased to say that there is a noticeable difference every day in how good I feel. I'm expecting that I'll be pretty much back to normal by about day 10.