Going back to work after WLS

[trm 14]

How long after WLS did everyone go back to work? I know some that did after a week and some after 3. We are looking at January or February for mine.

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[Vinasu 621]

Three days.

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[trm 14]

Three days.

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Was it difficult or was the transition smooth.

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My plan is a week.

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[Vinasu 621]

I had almost no pain. I was unhappy on liquids, but once I made purees, cravings ceased.

At work, I was really tired the first week. It didn't affect my performance, but I did go to bed as soon as I got home every day. By the second week, I was pretty energized.

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[highfunctioningfatman 2,675]

8 days. No issues.

[Shanell 40 5]

4 weeks it was mandatory by my surgeon to take that amount of time off.

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[highfunctioningfatman 2,675]

4 weeks it was mandatory by my surgeon to take that amount of time off.

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I would have gone stir crazy and been doing things that I definitely shouldn't have been doing. My garage and I would have been best friends and I would have stripping trucks, building engines and doing at least 2 engine swaps. As it is Monday will be 12 weeks and I have this week off. This will be my first real time spent in the garage. I plan to drag a wrecked truck home, get it running and start stripping it, build an engine, custom paint it to match the truck that it is going into, possibly paint the inner fenders, front suspension and core support. I have to resolder the gauge cluster in my dad's car. Diagnose a charging problem with a power chair and get it up for sale. Parent teacher conference. Refinance the house. Shop for thanksgiving. Spend all day Wednesday prepping and Thursday cooking. Sunday of next weekend will be going to the woods to get our Christmas tree. On top of all of that we will have a bunch of family here and have commitments there as well. As you can see I don't slow down for anything and it would be very difficult to have taken 4 weeks off and not hurt myself.

[QueenOfTheTamazons 634]

I was out 4 days full time (one of those was for travel/preop) and 5 days part time. I could have gone full time after my second day back but i was enjoying the alone time.

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[laura1116 112]

1week

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[trm 14]

I was out 4 days full time (one of those was for travel/preop) and 5 days part time. I could have gone full time after my second day back but i was enjoying the alone time.

HW 385 SW 359 CW 331 (54lbs down!) Sleeved 10/5/16

I'm looking to go back after a week. Go part time for the second.

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[My4Brownies 283]

I'm taking 2 1/2 weeks off with the holiday in there for family.

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[GoldenLife1991 18]

I'm still out. Had sleeve on 10/3/16. But I also had my gall bladder removed, so it was mandatory 4 weeks. But I have the time, so I'm taking 8 weeks. No need to rush back and I've gotten tons of stuff done around the house.

Living life like it's golden! A change is coming!!!!

[amethyst391 18]

Went back to work 10 days later. I had quite a bit of pain the first 6 days so I'm glad I took more than a week off. Went back to work part time and took it slow but it wasn't too bad.

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[ryan_86 335]

3 weeks. Don't really remember the first week. I was quite uncomfortable and exhausted easily.

Big change the second week. Had more energy, less pain, but I was still napping a lot. Had my first follow-up appointment the following Tuesday. I could have gone back to work the next day, but frankly I didn't want to. My job involves long days, I have good benefits, and I wasn't in a rush. I still felt a little weak and tired a lot. I went back the following week. The first few days were a struggle, but I slid back into the old routine/rut quickly.

If you can take your time, take your time.

[RNMomof4 86]

I'm a nurse and took 4 weeks off.

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