Hi ya'll, how many days r u planning to take off from work after your surgery?

My surgery is scheduled for Tues. Sept 9th. I have taken off the 9-12. That gives me 4 work days and 2 weekend days before work the following Monday. So that is a total of 6 days. Is that enough time? I am also off on the Monday before surgery for labor day.

I have heard of people taking less time but I think the doc is going to fix a hiatal hernia during the surgery also(is anyone else getting a dual procedure?) so I wanted to be on the safe side.

Edited July 28, 200818 yr by Apple8<)

Hi ya'll, how many days r u planning to take off from work after your surgery?

My surgery is scheduled for Tues. Sept 9th. I have taken off the 9-12. That gives me 4 work days and 2 weekend days before work the following Monday. So that is a total of 6 days. Is that enough time? I am also off on the Monday before surgery for labor day.

I have heard of people taking less time but I think the doc is going to fix a hiatal hernia during the surgery also(is anyone else getting a dual procedure?) so I wanted to be on the safe side.

I'm going in on the 15th and coming back on the 22nd. (So, 7 days) Unless, they do an open then I will take an additional week off.

Teacher here too and going back after 2 weeks. We will be fine unless we lift heavy things. I dont have to in my job so I figure you wont have to either. Good luck with your recovery.

My surgery is also on the 17th and I will return to work on the 22nd. I teach middle school and see 300 plus students a day. I'm sure it will be fine but I'm preparing myself to be get very tired.

I am being banded on 9/25 originally 9/11 :tt1: but Doc had to go out of town). I was curious about time off as well, but my job approved me for time off with pay for 2 weeks. So I figure I will take it and use the time to get used to my new eating habits. Good look to all September Samurai's and I look forward to sharing success on the other side of my journey as an official BANDSTAR!

Make sure you take it easy after surgery and listen to your body. My surgery was on Tuesday and I had made arrangements to go back to work today (Monday) but I am not going until tomorrow. I will I could have had this done this summer before school started. I hate the idea of going back with staples still in my belly and itchy incisions!

I was banded on Sept. 16 and I had my post-op today. My doctor had me off until October 13, which was nice, but so long that I probably really would not want to go back at all. I had her write me a note to return to work on October 1. That way, I have a full two weeks off plus go back to work in middle of the week to ease me into it. I found out today I had a hiatal hernia that was repaired. That was a surprise, but that explains the acid reflux. I feel so much better and had already lost 10 pounds since my surgery. I am so happy I did this.

Take your time going back to work. I went to the grocery store today and it really wore me out. I'm glad I have an extra week to get myself together and recover.

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