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Met with my surgeon and nutrionist today. When I asked him how long I will need to take off of work he said 6 weeks. I definitely wasn't expecting it to be that long. It didn't take me that long after I had a hysterectomy. I have a housecleaning business and work for myself.

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@@sbdooly73 - band? sleeve? by-pass? Just making sure I am answering a pre-sleever.

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Do you just run the business, or do you clean houses yourself? I went back to work after four weeks to a desk job. No way am I up for cleaning houses, and I'm six weeks today.

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Do you just run the business, or do you clean houses yourself? I went back to work after four weeks to a desk job. No way am I up for cleaning houses, and I'm six weeks today.

I do both. It will be tough, but I'll figure out how to take the 6 weeks. It's just really hard to find someone dependable to take my place cleaning. Also, most the houses I clean only want me because I have been doing it so long and they know me well. I do have great clients though and they want the best for me.

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Are you all taking paid short term disability leave or using your vacation or personal time? This surgery will allow me to take the STD and its paid so I will be in no rush to return

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I'm going back after 3 weeks. Social worker for a drug rehab.

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Got sleeved 4/11, going back 4/25 to a desk job. Was told no long-haul travel for about 6 weeks (primarily for lifting my own luggage). I will go on my first business trip May 5th, but it's only 1 night.

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One thing my surgeon mentioned to me today at my post op follow up is that the time off isn't just about healing your body. The physical recovery is just one part of it. It's also about having time to re-learn how to eat and how to follow your bariatric program. When you're struggling to get through a day on very few calories, it is easier to make poor choice and/or skip meals because you don't feel especially hungry or thirsty. He said that people who push too early have a higher chance of never getting it right in the beginning and being less successful.

Personally, I felt so good at one week out, I went and got a job at a busy hair salon. I am dead tired after a 6 hour shift and often feel pressured to eat super fast between clients and don't meet my Protein goal or Water goal. I'm 3 weeks out and my surgeon thinks I made a bad decision.

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I plan on going back after two weeks, but will be "light duty" for the following four weeks. I'm a nurse manager, so I can do most of my job, but the "light duty" will mean that I won't be able to take a patient assignment....my surgeon recommends no lifting over 10 pounds for 6 weeks. Needless to say, that definitely rules out ICU nursing! LOL

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I'm taking off one week and then working from home for one week then going back to the office the following week. Our disability doesn't even start until after you are out 10 working days so I'm not even applying for it.

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Had surgery on a Wednesday went back to work on next Monday desk job. I can't imagine how anyone needs any more time off I mean if you're just sitting down at a desk job. I think I would've walked more and been more active honestly if I took time off... Funny truth. Most of my coworkers thought that I had a long weekend away.

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