Hello all.
I have had my first visit to a gastric sleeve surgeon and he told me something that may change my mind about going through with the surgery.
I am self employed (I work on business computers and networks, etc) and spend a lot of time in the field at different clients offices. Many of those days I am moving from office to office fixing technical issues and often moving a lot of equipment. I keep moving and try and fix my clients computer issues as quickly as possible so that I can hold down there costs and make myself a good value.
The surgeon I visited with told me that I would be weak for about a year. I don't think I can afford to be weak for a year (remember I'm self employed and I have a lot of competition).
Last year, I was diagnosed with early stage cancer in my left kidney and had to have it removed. No chemo, no radiation, the entire thing was encased inside the kidney - I am now cancer free (I get checked every 3 months but the chance of me getting it again is a mere 3%, after my next examination, I will be checked every 6 months, then yearly) and I feel great, no side effects whatsoever.
When I had the kidney surgery, I was in the hospital for 3 days then home on bedrest for another 4 days. Then I went back to work.
Within a month I pretty much felt fine and was servicing my clients once again, although I didn't do any heavy lifting for another month.
So my question is this - how long where you weak after surgery? Months? 3, 6, 9? A year? More?
After a year are you still weaker than before you had the surgery?
Did (does) walking or jogging help you recover faster? Do you have any tips about recovering quickly?
I know that's a lot of questions, but I need to know this before I can commit to having this surgery because I surely can't afford to be unemployed!
Thank you in advance,
Mike
