Question

[Iwant2 0]

How much time do you have to miss from work?

[Iwant2 0]

Also what if you happen to get pregnant with the lapband?

[catfish87 3,471]

I took off work two weeks. Then did "light duty", no lifting, etc for a couple more.

[JennaSoto 85]

I was off for a week and two days- I had my surgery on a Tuesday and would have been fine to go bak on Monday except my work requires a return to work form after three days and I didn't go back to see my doctor until the Wednesday after and that's when I got my RTW form.

[Kime-lou 648]

I had surgery on a Friday and tried to go back to work on Tuesday- ended up only working a half day. Then I went back full time on Wed. But, I am at a desk most of the time.

As far as getting preg- some docs opt to take all the Fluid out, some only take out Fluid if needed. Before you try, just ask you doc their take and follow their rules.

[KAATNS 1,473]

I took off 10 days and did fine.

[mrsto 2,925]

Everyone responds differently after surgery. But I would say, if you can pull it off, take two weeks.

[Toddy 758]

I was off a week -- but that seventh day when I went back turned out to be my worst day post surgery. After that particular day, I was fine.

Oh, and as far as getting pregnant, I've done some research on that because my daughter wants lapband and wants to make sure it doesn't interfere with fertility...

What I've found is that it is often easier to get pregnant after some weight loss, and the pregnancies seem to be very normal.

[ADJL 685]

I took off 4 days...and wish I'd taken a full week. I was soooo tired those first few days. Give yourself enough time to heal and rest.

[dawalsh 919]

I'm going to be honest, it took me at least a week before I started feeling better. I felt like a Mack truck had hit me between the post op pain and the gas pains. After that I felt great!

My doctor does both the band and the sleeve. He requires an overnight stay for the band and a 3 night stay for the sleeve. It is important that you are prepared for some discomfort after surgery. I'm glad I had an overnight stay because I did have pain and I was able to get pain bed injections the first night. After that I was discharged with Lortab and can say I'm happy that I did not have ambulatory day surgery because I really needed that stay in case complications set in. The hospital gave me the famous clear liquid diet of tea, broth and sugar free Jello. They also allowed me a very small apple juice. The clear liquid diet was soothing and I did it for a week. Then I went to full liquids like yogurt, creamy Soup and I was on that for a week, then I went to soft foods. It's a matter of trial and error on what you can eat. I can eat most anything but much smaller portions. My favorite snack now is fresh pineapple chunks. It's sweet and juicy. So be prepared for everything and you should do fine. Best wishes!