Down Time

[chunkychic30 12]

Hello my question I wanted to ask everyone is after VGS how long was it before you returned to work ? I am a little worried about the down time .

[Mr-Smith 7]

The downtime is what it is, everyone responds differnetly to the surgery. You can't really rush it after the fact. The best you can do is go in to the surgery as healthy as you can. Well hyrdrated, lots of exercise and a succsful pre-op diet, compliance with CPAP if you are on it. Post-op, you need to stay hydrated and get your protiens in (clear liquid protiens like powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury and proti-diet worked well for me). If you don't do those two things, your recovery will suffer. If you have a job that requires lifting, you will need longer time to recover due to the incisions.

For me, I had to take six days off work (had planned for five) and if I could have taken 2 weeks I would have.

At four weeks after surgery, I still needed/wanted a nap at 4PM everyday. Luckly, I work out of the house and could get away with napping

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The surgery and diet restrictions are a huge impact on your system and many are able to recover enough to go back in a week but you should plan for 2 weeks if you can get it. You won't regret the time off to recover, it is a huge adjustment.