Hello everyone! First of all, let me say....I LOVE THIS FORUM!!!! Ok, with that being said, I wanted to know how long people were out of work after surgery? I am having my surgery on March 31st..this coming monday!!!! YEAH!!! I wanted to see how long I will be in pain? I own a daycare and I want to get back to work as soon as I feel better, since I don't have to do heavy lifting or anything. ( I have a helper for that) I just don't want to have to keep my mind wondering with just sitting here without anything to do, so I want to get back to work ASAP.

How long were you out for, how much pain were you in? Also, how long did the surgery last? I never asked that question! I asked everything else, but not that!

So, can anyone answer that?

Thank you!

The program I am in at Lowell General Hospital (MA) asks that you try to stay out of work any where between 4 and 6 weeks! That is for both lap band and gastric by-pass! Seems like a long time, but they said they require it so you can get adjusted to your new tummy! They have a feeding schedule every one to two hours and said work would get in the way of that.... I was thinking it sounded like a really long time - thank god for short term disability! If everyone feels well by the second week looks like I migh have a couple weeks of nice weather to relax in! aahh!

My doctor didn't specifically recommend it but hinted that it would be a good idea....

I have short term disability that I could take too but I think I would pull my hair out lol

I am scheduled for my banding on May 19th. I also will be out two weeks ish. My philosophy is why would I want to go to work while still moving slowing, feeling sluggish and having to adjust to having only liquids. I work in an office and do a little lifting but lots of running from floor to floor (8 in all). I would rather feel comfortable upon returning to work than feeling like crud.

But I honestly cannot wait until my surgery. I have been thinking about this for two years and finally took the plunge last November and saw the surgeon. Six months later with only two weeks til surgery. :thumbup:

My surgery is scheduled for Friday May 21st. I work night shift at a hospital so I will get off that morning and go straight to the hospital where I am having my surgery and then I will be off until Monday night. So I will have Friday evening, all day Saturday, Sunday and Monday to recover. My doctor says that if there are no complications, I should have no problem going back to work that soon.

I just started my job on April 5th so I am not even eligible for any leave yet. I sit at a desk by myself all night, so I don't have to worry about overworking myself. Also since the atmosphere is pretty laid back in my unit at night, I won't have any problems with sipping on my liquid diet all night. Now if i was working Day shift, it would be a whole different story.

I'm having my surgery on Monday, May 10th and I'm only taking 3 days off. Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but I sit at a desk all day with minimal lifting and walking from floor to floor. But according to my doctor, as long as I don't have any complications, I should be fine.