How much time off work?

[nat36 2]

How long has everyone taken off work when they were banded? I am due to be banded on the Wednesday before easter so I was thinking I could go back to school on the following Wednesday or Thursday after easter. Is that too ambitious or a good amount of time?

[She Smiles 2]

I was off for 2 whole weeks. I could have gone back on day 11 or 12 if I had to, but I was glad to have the 2 weeks. I work a desk job, if I'd had a more strenuous job, I might have taken longer. I was on liquids for 2 weeks though, so I didn't have much energy because of that.

[healthyagain 0]

I had surgery on 1/14/08. I was planning to go back to work on 1/23/08 to a desk job...As of today I feel like I'd feel fine to do that...BUT..Dr. said he will absolutely NOT clear me to drive until I see him on 1/29/08. So it looks like I'm out of work till the 30th and I'm feeling great already...and I have Cabin Fever!!! I need to get in my car and go!!! Oh well...I guess I'll have to practice relaxing..I'm not so good at it.

[Totallytater 1]

You will need 5 days I think. I had surgery on Wednesday and went back to work on Monday. I could have gone back on Saturday if the office was open. Good luck to you.

[luckylcket 0]

How much is banding if you self pay?

[nat36 2]

How much is banding if you self pay?

I would definitely plan for about $12000

[greeneyez 3]

Hi,

I planned 2 weeks off post-op and I"m glad I did. I couldn't think about going back to work tomorrow on a full Fluid diet and I don't have a lot of energy.

[thistledo 0]

i was banded on the 16th and am going back on 29th. i couldnt imagine going back at the moment. too much port pain.

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[nat36 2]

Thanks everyone it definitely gives me something to think about. Maybe I will go the full 2 weeks, I work with disabled teenagers and they can get pretty full on, I cant imagine working with no energy. Best to rest, I havnt had a sick day in 7 years so I think Im due

[Coo 1]

I had 4 weeks off - but I did ask for that. I just had so much on my plate, and I knew I had a bit of "head" stuff to deal with, I decided I wanted time to work through things.

I am glad I did:wink2:

[Nat271980 0]

I had only planned for one week off but I found that I couldn't sit in a chair for to long without pain and I found that dressing was a bit hard everything I tried irritated my staples so in the end I wore a singlet with shorts sitting under my tummy, so I ended up taking two weeks.

I would definitely recommend taking a bit longer even if you don"t think that you are going to need it - at least then you will be a bit further into the post op diet stages and will have more of a handle on what you can and can not do/ eat / drink.

Good Luck

[Mrs.M 0]

I'm currently at day six and there's no way I'm ready to rejoin the world. I still get pain in my shoulder on and off and also around my rib cage on the left side. My wounds look good, but they are quite tender and I am only wearing really loose clothes over them.

I am doing light house work but get tired quickly. I imagine this is due to a very limited food intake as well as my body using energy to try and repair itself. I am pleased to say that there is a noticeable difference every day in how good I feel. I'm expecting that I'll be pretty much back to normal by about day 10.