How many days off work ?

[Amayor85 19]

How many days did you guys take !

I have amor if sick days but I just waned to know :

What did you tell your company

How many days were you out

[Mega_100 146]

I told them I needed surgery (didn't say what) and took a week and a half off. I wish I would have taken a full 2 weeks or maybe even 3. I was just so tired and would have dizzy spells at work bc I wasn't concentrating on getting my fluids in. But you'll find that everyone will give you a different answer bc everyone recovers differently. Good luck!

[Amayor85 19]

I am thinking the same not to tell them what it is for just that I need the time off for the surgery am hopeing that when my time comes I will recover fast ????

[Scottyd1264 73]

i only needed 4, but you will know how you feel soon after your surgery

[liannatx 897]

I was off for a week, but I personally felt better by getting up and getting back into some routine. It seems like 2 weeks is pretty common though. I felt pretty much back to normal after the first few days, just very tired.

[cocoa8utter 32]

If you have a desk job take 2 weeks, if you work physically take 4 weeks.

[cindyw41 761]

I took off one week, I'm suppose to go back tomorrow. 1 week post op, still hurting pretty bad with one incision (the one they removed the stomach through) I may play it by ear this week and take it day by day. Definitely not ready for tomorrow.

[atlmag 77]

I'm a supervisor and spend half the time at my desk and the other half on my feet, lots of up and down. I had surgery on a Tuesday and back at work on Monday. First week was tough but not impossible by no means, if getting time off isn't an issue take the 2 weeks.

[M!@ 320]

I took 4 days, but only technically 2 work days. I had surgery on Friday and was back to work on Tuesday. My job is in a large hospital doing a fair amount of walking. Guess what the doctor was recommending. Walk Walk Walk. So with that, I was walking as much as possible and the gas pain was gone fairly quickly. That is not to say that I got home and wasn't tired, but it worked out well. I got a 1 week course extension for my class though because there was no way to come home and just keep going. It worked out really well for me.

Do what you think is best for you. I had the option of adding extra days if I needed more time. And no one knew about the reason for my days off, not even that I was having surgery at all. And when I got back, that next week no one could tell I had anything done, and therefore no one asked. They just assumed I took a long weekend.

[aaonthego 24]

My job is mostly desk work. I would have been fine going back after 1 week. I was out for 3 weeks because I had the time and needed to use it or risk losing it. If you have the time, I'd recommend 2 weeks. If you don't have much time off to take, you should be fine after ~1 week barring any complications.

[Leslie11 33]

I took off one week, I'm suppose to go back tomorrow. 1 week post op, still hurting pretty bad with one incision (the one they removed the stomach through) I may play it by ear this week and take it day by day. Definitely not ready for tomorrow.

I took off one week, I'm suppose to go back tomorrow. 1 week post op, still hurting pretty bad with one incision (the one they removed the stomach through) I may play it by ear this week and take it day by day. Definitely not ready for tomorrow.

Do you do physical work or do you sit behind a desk? I'm hoping to be off for 7 days and back to work because I do office work. Other than the soreness, how is everything else going? How are you tolerating fluids? Have you lost any weight?

[cindyw41 761]

@@Leslie11 I also do office work, I still have bouts of dizziness and being really tired. I can tolerate liquids pretty good, pudding and creamed Soups.

As of this morning, I've lost 10lbs post op

Edited January 18, 2016 by cindyw41

[Amayor85 19]

Am a teacher so you know I have to be moving around etc... Uhhh I guess I just play it by ear and see when the time comes

[SweetPotato 142]

im a therapist and doctorate student. Was at work a week after surgery. I walk a lot, work in a clinic and have to get clients from lobby downstairs and take to rooms, in addition to going to get files/paperwork, etc. I was fine. Just walked a little slower than usual.

[marley3 8]

I'm a teacher also. I was hoping a week would be enough time at home.