Hi . I have my surgery booked for March 10th.

[LisaJ 1]

I feel better reading all the threads and posts on this forum. I am very excited to begin this journey. I have been on this Bariatric Pal website for constantly over the last few days. My question is this. I work at a greenhouse and my job can be quite physical. I can only take the minimum amount of time off work because I am just going back to work after being off for two months during the slow season. The busy season is just around the corner. A few of the people on this site have mentioned that they don't have a great amount of energy and feel generally quite fatigued . This concerns me because I use loads of energy with my job. How long does this fatigue last? Will I be able to do my job properly? I am sorry if thus question sounds silly I was just hoping someone could enlighten me. Thank you.

[Carlotta1 401]

I was really fatigued for the first two weeks, then it subsided. Can u tell your boss that u have yo take it easy with lifting , etc. Can u do lighter , less strenuous work when u get back to work..at least for a little while. I was told not to lift anything over 8 pounds the first month. How long do plan on taking off before u return to work.?

[LisaJ 1]

I plan on taking off two weeks. I will certainly be able to have lighter duty for the next month. After that it is go go go. I am glad to hear that the fatigue subsides quite quickly.

[Scraglycat 19]

Hey LisaJ. I am a teacher in greenhouse mgt, I was only really tired and sore for 1-2 weeks...not a terrible soreness, just achey. , I couldn't lift more than 15 lb for 3 weeks per doctor. I bet you will be fine, especially of you could talk to someone and do seeding or transplanting and not so much moving large plants...

Btw There is a March Sleeve group you can join, pm me if interested.

[Karen W 8]

Hi Scraglycat,

I am having a band to sleeve revision on March 3. This has been moving very quickly - just decided to have the revision about a month ago. I would really like to join the March sleeve group. Can you tell me how to do that?

Thanks

Karen

[Jerziegirl 42]

I would like to join the March sleeve group too. Please send me the info if you can. Thanks!