How much time off of work and other restrictions

[samos 0]

Hey everyone,

I am scheduled to have Lap Band on September the 20th in Memphis. Can anyone tell me how much time I am going to need off from school? I am in Nursing school (finished in December, yay!) and cannot return until I no longer have lifting restrictions. Does any think that will be more than two weeks? Oh and the reason I am not waiting till after I graduate is because my Endocrinologist says it would be too dangerous (health wise) for me to wait that long.

Sarah

[juliegeraci 7]

Sarah, you will be surprised how fast you recover. I would say you probably will be dying to get back to school within a week. My recovery and back to work was under a week. You will be a little sore but hopefully nothing more than that. Some people take flights home, etc. without any problems. I'm sure sitting in class would be fairly easy.

[ralheit 0]

Most people seem to be back to work in a week. BUT...there is usually still a 5 to 6 week restriction on lifting anything over 10 pounds. So you really need to talk to your surgeon about that. I couldn't even hold my grandkids for 6 weeks.

[Stitchy 0]

You didn't say your age, but if you are young, I would guess that you could return in a week. I am not young :faint: and although I returned to work in a week, it would have been better for me to have waited two.

Talk to your doc about lifting restrictions. He is the one that should be answering that question.

[LapBandit 5]

Yep, I agree...talk with your surgeon about weight restrictions. My surgeon said a week then I was free to go about my normal routine. As far as going back to work/school...I could've gone back after about 4 days but luckily I had surgery over my vacation so I had a full week and didn't have any problems.

[Stesti 0]

I was off work for 2 weeks. I work in Retail on marble floors so I thought I would need that much time. To be honest, I wish I would have taken another week. If you're on your feet at school, don't rush back unless you must. I went back to work 2 weeks ago and still get pretty tired in the afternoon. Congratulations on your band!

[SunshineGirl2 0]

I'm a sec in a hospital-4-12 hour shifts but I'm up and down alot with alot of walking. I took 3 weeks and was in alot of discomfort from the up and down. I should have come back maybe 8 hours that 1st week back and it would have been better for me.

[*susan* 1,709]

That is such a hard question to answer. Recovery time really depends on the individual person. I thought I would be doing great in a couple of days, but was absolutely miserable for a week and it took another two weeks before I really began feeling normal again. What is most important here is how quickly you bounce back and what your surgeon recommends. Have you discussed this with him/her and explained what the school requires of you and when he thinks you will be able to safely meet those requirements following surgery? I think that is what you really need to.

[DonnaMarie 0]

My company allows 4 weeks with pay.. so I took it all! I am glad I did cuz I was absolutely fine and on regular foods when I returned to work. I was in serious discomfort for about a week.. and then after that, felt like a pulled muscle.. then I actually pulled a muscle during week 3 so I am glad I had another week to recover from that!

DonnaMarie :Banane27: