Time off of work

[Ready2BHealthy 0]

I was just wondering how long did most of you take off from work? I am scheduled to have my sleeve done on Jan. 19th. I work in a school and wonder how long should I take off.

[Malaika 50]

I was just wondering how long did most of you take off from work? I am scheduled to have my sleeve done on Jan. 19th. I work in a school and wonder how long should I take off.

What a GREAT day the 19th is (lol - it's my birthday) - anyway - I had my surgery on 6/12 (a Friday) and returned to work the following Friday (I was in the hospital for 4 days/3 nights) I would have returned to work on Thursday; however, due to intestinal "issues" I decided to stick close to home.

I think this was plenty of time for me - I have a desk job that does not require any heavy lifting, so I was fine with 5 days off.

[Ready2BHealthy 0]

Thanks VegasAngel.

Happy Birthday. Yes, the 19th of January is a good day. I am anxious, nervous, excited, etc... I planned to take 9 days off and didn't know if that was enough with all of this talk about being weak and nausea. Scary stuff. I bought some "protien bullets" from a place called iBariatric that have 45g of protien in a 3 ounce tube. I didn't know how soon I could drink them though.

[Malaika 50]

Depends on your doctor's post-op diet - Dr. Aceves says 10 days clears, 10 days full - if you can see through those bullets, then they'd be "clear" liquids, if not, then they'd be "full" liquids -- I never tried them, as everyone said they were very sweet and I wasn't able to tolerate anything sweet following my surgery - 7 months out I still have that same issue - I don't consider it a problem though, more of a blessing! I think 9 days off work will be sufficient - I was definitely tired at the end of the day; however, I wasn't anywhere close to "passing out" or anything like that.

[Ready2BHealthy 0]

Thank you VegasAngel. So many people have told me that they are too sweet. I guess I should try them before the surgery. Good thing I didn't buy too many of them.

[annak4 1]

I like the Protein bullets. I usually dilute them with Water - 1/2 Protein and 1/2 Water. I drank them sometimes when I was banded. The hospital actually gave me a protein bullet on my meal tray after my sleeve surgery, so they consider it a clear liquid. 45 g of protein is a lot for one sitting, so I usually do half at a time.

I also work at school and did my surgery during the Christmas break so I went back to work on day 14. I probably could have gone back to work 9-10 days after surgery.

Good luck!

[barbannn 4]

I too work in a school, I was sleeved on 12/29, and went in on Monday, 1/4 and knew I was not ready. I took off Tues. & Wed., worked 1/2 a day on Thurs, and then worked all day Friday. I was POOPED at the end of the day Friday, came straight home and napped. So this next week is my first full week back. I am in an elementary setting, so the pace and energy was just not there for me last week. I may take off Wed. this week, if I feel I need a rest mid-week. My principal has been very supportive, so that is a great gift I have had. The "work" itself is not the issue, I just did not have the energy on Clear Liquids. After moving to full liquids on Tues. I feel more more ready. With hindsight, I would have taken 2 full weeks off.

[kermit_ojp 0]

I was sleeved on Dec 21st, and was supposed to return to work on Dec 28th. However, over that weekend, I started feeling lethargic, dehydrated, etc, so I went ahead and took that week of Dec 28th off too.

And only because I knew we would be busy and I would be running around a lot. If things were slow that week, I would have gone in.

[MINI-Me 196]

My surgery is scheduled for January 27th. I plan on being out through February 3rd and working 1/2 days on 2/4 & 2/5. I hope this is enough. Luckily, I also work a desk job & it does not require a lot of physical activity (a large part of my sedentary lifestyle).

[Ready2BHealthy 0]

Thank you all. This helps tremendously!!!

[attitudefree 2]

I was over cautious and took 3 weeks off. I could have gone back after a week but I enjoyed being off for 3 weeks and focussing on the new me. You will be fine after 9 days.

[youknowit 11]

I'm glad I found this thread... I was going to ask the same question. I know how much BS I went through after my band removal, but that was a lot of problems that had nothing to do with the surgery, specifically. Anyways, thanks for the info. Do you guys think 7-10 days then? :thumbup1:

[shanda7182 5]

Im with attitudefree, I took 3 weeks off (which was wayyyy more than enough). I was in the gym after 3 days (doing treadmill walking). I just continued with my time off because I knew I would not get it like that again. Some people do get extremely fatigued after surgery though but that did not happen to me. Good luck with everything!

[Ready2BHealthy 0]

Thank you all for your input. I have one more day.