Recovery time

[ZTD 0]

Hello everyone,

This is my first time writing, and I need some advice. I just found out by my doctors office that I am going to be able to have the lap-band procedure done sooner than I thought, so I wanted to schedule it for the second week of march since I will be off from school for about 10 days. A friend from class knows someone that had the procedure done before and she is telling me that 10 days is not enough recovery time after surgery. If I don't get it done in March, I will have to wait until I finish school in July.

For the people that have had the procedure done, do you think 10 days is not enough time at home?

[Shelley64 26]

I had my surgery on Tuesday 1/11 and was back to work Tuesday 1/18. I was sore the first couple of days but each day got a little better. Of course, I have a job that doesn't require lifting or a bunch of physical activity. I felt fine coming back after a week. It still hurt to cough or sneeze but other than that, I was ready to go back.

Just listen to your own body!

[honk 780]

Are you a student? Do you have a job where you need to lift things? If you have a sedentary job or go to school full time I don't think you will have a problem. When I had my gall bladder out (regular incision) I could not work for the rest of the semester because I was an industrial janitor and had to lift heavy things. I had the best GPA of my college career because I got to concentrate on school instead of working! I am a corporate recruiter which is lots of sitting. I had surgery on a Thursday. Went back to work the next Monday. So nine days after surgery. Even if you are not working or standng a lot the port incision will still hurt after 10 days but it's not bad.

[Chubbie_Girl 0]

Although everyone is different, I would be willing to bet that 10 days for you to recover is plenty of time. I had surgery on a Tuesday and went back to work on Friday (and worked a full 8 hour shift). My job does not require a bunch of lifting, but it does require me to be on my feet all day. I was a little sore and tired at the end of the day, but overall I felt pretty good!!! Good luck in your journey, I am sure you will be just fine!!

[Chubbie_Girl 0]

Although everyone is different, I would be willing to bet that 10 days for you to recover is plenty of time. I had surgery on a Tuesday and went back to work on Friday (and worked a full 8 hour shift). My job does not require a bunch of lifting, but it does require me to be on my feet all day. I was a little sore and tired at the end of the day, but overall I felt pretty good!!! Good luck in your journey, I am sure you will be just fine!!

[ZTD 0]

Are you a student? Do you have a job where you need to lift things? If you have a sedentary job or go to school full time I don't think you will have a problem. When I had my gall bladder out (regular incision) I could not work for the rest of the semester because I was an industrial janitor and had to lift heavy things. I had the best GPA of my college career because I got to concentrate on school instead of working! I am a corporate recruiter which is lots of sitting. I had surgery on a Thursday. Went back to work the next Monday. So nine days after surgery. Even if you are not working or standng a lot the port incision will still hurt after 10 days but it's not bad.

I am a full time student and I don"t work, so I pretty much sit in class all day.

Thank you so much to everyone for the responses, I feel much better about my decision now. This helps a lot.

[vmlori 0]

Hello everyone,

This is my first time writing, and I need some advice. I just found out by my doctors office that I am going to be able to have the lap-band procedure done sooner than I thought, so I wanted to schedule it for the second week of march since I will be off from school for about 10 days. A friend from class knows someone that had the procedure done before and she is telling me that 10 days is not enough recovery time after surgery. If I don't get it done in March, I will have to wait until I finish school in July.

For the people that have had the procedure done, do you think 10 days is not enough time at home?

[vmlori 0]

I had my lap band surgery yesterday and to be quite honest, I feel fine. A little tender, but all in all I feel great. 10 days is plenty of time of rest and recouperation. But, it also depends on your pain tolerance. I am sore around my port incision, because it's about 2" long, but other than that, I feel great.

I wish you the best, and good luck on your surgery.

[mattie7632 24]

I sit on my butt for a job and I worked the next day after I came home from the hospital. It's just slow moving around and driving the first week but other than that most should be fine

[cheechtrish 1]

I had surgery last tuesday and was back to work on monday!

really- everyone is different but i was surprised how well i felt afterwards.

Good luck!