male only alright tough guys - how long to recover?

[aroundhky 1,174]

Everyone is different and I hope your surgery and recovery go well. Mine went really well and I have no complaints and only stayed one night in hospital. I had my surgery on a Thursday, so I missed Thur and Fri, relaxed all that weekend (except for walking some about every other hour), and I went back to work that next Monday and worked half a day. Then the next day I went and worked full days from that day forward. So I missed 2 1/2 days of work. I could have taken more days, but I just gauged how I felt and went on that. I have a desk job now, so that helped me miss very little time from work.

[North Country 0]

I was sleeved on a Wednesday morning, on Friday morning the removed a drain which sent me into a huge nausea downfall and then the pain was just over the top like I felt right out of surgery. I stayed one more night & on Saturday morning my wife came to the hospital and brought me home. I went back to work yesterday a full 9 hours & when I got home crashed! Wednesday 2-13-13 will be my 3 week post op date. Take the time if you can!!!

[sarahp_newme 29]

You can definitly do it, keep your Protein up and if you feel tierd than sit and rest.

[dust 54]

update. i was sleeved on wednesday. alittle slow moving today, but i'm doing fine. i figure with another couple of days to rest i should be fine to go back to work on monday.

i'll keep yall posted.

[NurseGrace 509]

I was feeling pretty good by day 7, completely normal by day 10

[dust 54]

definitely getting better every day. i'm going back to work tomorrow. i'm sure i will be worn out by the end of the day, but i'm ready. i've been cooped up at home since thursday afternoon, i'm ready to get out!

[JonB 114]

I had surgery on a Monday, out of the hospital on Wednesday, felt good enough to go back to work on Friday. No heavy lifting, of course.

[Territravel 217]

I had an easy recovery. Rested whenever I could. Went back to work on day ten, but could have gone back by day seven.

Everyone is different. Better to take a few extra days that you don't need, than to not have enough and feel bad at work!

[mark! 449]

I took 3 weeks, as stated earlier, go back to work Saturday. I've found that I've been sitting on my ass for 2 weeks, walking, drinking, sipping, walking, reading, watching tv, sitting...sitting...yeah. I've enjoyed the time off, but man could have gone back to work and saved my time.

[mrbreeze 3]

i was sleeved the 18th. i type this from my office. maybe i'm abnormal, but i was sleeved last monday, discharged tuesday at 0600 and felt good enough to work wednesday. i was tired, but i felt fine. no pain meds, very little gas pain that i walked off. I never thought it would be this way. I'm down 12 lbs in 7 days (mostly Water, i know, but weight is weight). i guess the takeaway from this thread is the only common theme is that there is no common theme. some people take weeks, others days. neither is wrong or cause for concern. you have to be in touch with the messages your body is sending and let that guide your actions.