September Banders,How long will you take off work?

momfive · September 12, 2008

The folks at the Surgical Weightloss Center said to be out three weeks and be prepared for six. My family dr. said take a weekend. I'm a high school teacher and I will have been out six days including surg. day and weekend. I will plan on sitting when I need to.

pandagirl · September 12, 2008

Hi ya'll, how many days r u planning to take off from work after your surgery?
My surgery is scheduled for Tues. Sept 9th. I have taken off the 9-12. That gives me 4 work days and 2 weekend days before work the following Monday. So that is a total of 6 days. Is that enough time? I am also off on the Monday before surgery for labor day.

I have heard of people taking less time but I think the doc is going to fix a hiatal hernia during the surgery also(is anyone else getting a dual procedure?) so I wanted to be on the safe side.

I'm going in on the 15th and coming back on the 22nd. (So, 7 days) Unless, they do an open then I will take an additional week off.

BLUEZBANDIT · September 13, 2008

Teacher here too and going back after 2 weeks. We will be fine unless we lift heavy things. I dont have to in my job so I figure you wont have to either. Good luck with your recovery.

scraig114@aol.com · September 15, 2008

My surgery is also on the 17th and I will return to work on the 22nd. I teach middle school and see 300 plus students a day. I'm sure it will be fine but I'm preparing myself to be get very tired.

newby23 · September 15, 2008

I am being banded on 9/25 originally 9/11 :tt1: but Doc had to go out of town). I was curious about time off as well, but my job approved me for time off with pay for 2 weeks. So I figure I will take it and use the time to get used to my new eating habits. Good look to all September Samurai's and I look forward to sharing success on the other side of my journey as an official BANDSTAR!

aprilapple · September 16, 2008

Make sure you take it easy after surgery and listen to your body. My surgery was on Tuesday and I had made arrangements to go back to work today (Monday) but I am not going until tomorrow. I will I could have had this done this summer before school started. I hate the idea of going back with staples still in my belly and itchy incisions!

K-Indy · September 23, 2008

I was banded on Sept. 16 and I had my post-op today. My doctor had me off until October 13, which was nice, but so long that I probably really would not want to go back at all. I had her write me a note to return to work on October 1. That way, I have a full two weeks off plus go back to work in middle of the week to ease me into it. I found out today I had a hiatal hernia that was repaired. That was a surprise, but that explains the acid reflux. I feel so much better and had already lost 10 pounds since my surgery. I am so happy I did this.

Take your time going back to work. I went to the grocery store today and it really wore me out. I'm glad I have an extra week to get myself together and recover.

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