I am a nurse, so I have an active, non desk job. I took two weeks off of work, is that long enough? What are your doctors recommending?

I was off of work for a week but felt ok after a couple of days. I am not sure how active you are but I couldn't lift anything heavy for a couple of weeks. Good Luck.

My surgery was on a Wednesday and I just took a long weekend and went back to work the following Monday. I walked, slowly, on the treadmill that Tuesday. By the following Monday, I was back to my normal exercise routine, except for anything that involved any bending in the abdomen, such as crunches.

It depends on how quickly you recover, how "in shape" you are to begin with, how you adapt to the post op liquids only diet (some feel faint, some thrive) and so on. AND I agree (as a nurse, you know) there will be lifting restrictions post op. That may impact you, depending on your job. You are safest to discuss this with your surgeon; he would be the one who knows his patient base the best.

I had my surgery on a Monday. I had originally taken a full week and I was supposed to return the following Monday. I ended up taking two more days off because the liquid diet was really exhausting for me. Two weeks should be fine. Just remember to rest when you need to but be as active as you can also. The more you walk and move around after the surgery, the better you will feel sooner. Good luck.

Rachel

I doubt two weeks is enough. I am a nurse in an ICU, and I know I couldn't go back that soon. Maybe if ALL of your patients are walkie-talkie types, but my doc said absolutely not, 4 weeks minimum. It's basically the weight restriction, lifting or pulling is prohibited. And kind of required in my job at least.

I am also a nurse and had the surgery at the beginning of February. I took 3 weeks off work, just because I didn't want to have any problems or have the band slip because of doing too much too soon. I felt good after about a week & a half, so 2 weeks would have been okay I think. Everyone is different though. Good luck!

I had my surgery on a Tuesday morning; discharged from hospital Thursday, back to work Monday. Granted however; I work from home which made things much easier.

I am a stay at home mom, so I had no time off. I came home form the hospital and took care of my twin 2 year old daughters, and haven't stopped since.

Thanks everyone for posting!!