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Hi everyone,

I'm currently doing my 6 month physician supervised weight loss prior to having my gastric bypass. I'm probably going to have a surgery date sometime in late February or early March of 2019.

What worries me is that I'm also in college and this is going to be at the beginning of the semester.

Should I take a semester off while I have the surgery and recoup or is it possible to have my surgery, take a few days off to recoup and carry on my schoolwork?

I'm afraid that I might have to miss a week and receive a failing grade or at least one less than what I deserve simply because I had to have surgery.

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Maybe you can try to get it scheduled right before your Spring Break? Many people are able to return to their jobs after one week so you might be okay. I don't think youd need to take a whole semester

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If you have a long walk to classes or carry around a lot of books or a heavy laptop, you're probably going to need a week minimum to recuperate. And believe me, at a few-days post op, you are not moving quickly. Plus, you will be really tired for a week or two and it's altogether possible you'll get a case of the post-op "stupids". We all react to anesthesia differently. I think Spring Break is a great idea, if you can swing it. Good luck!

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Thanks for the replies!

I'll try to see if I can get scheduled on Spring break.

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I had bypass surgery during spring break of this year. It worked out well but I would suggest taking a few extra days off. I told my professors that I was having my gallbladder removed and they were of course fine giving me the time off . Best of luck!

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