tigerlily1977

I am wondering how long everyone took off of work?

Were you tired after starting back?

Was it hard to follow post op diet instructions at your place of employment?

I work in the medical field in an out patient clinic. I have only requested 7 days off.

DO you think I am crazy and need more time or should I be ok. Surgery scheduled for 10NOV09..SO EXCITED

I am on my feet most of the day, no heavy lifting, or bending nothing like that just long hard days on my feet.

Any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks to all

UndercoverDiva

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mistymee

I needed 8 weeks off of work, was in the hospital 5 days. There is no way I'd have been able to go back a day sooner, either.. (and I was at a desk job)

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Vetty

Kel why so long????

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mistymee

tough surgery, and other issues.. dehydration set in, and wow, that set me back.

I've told the story so much I tend to forget and give details. Honestly.. it is such an individual thing. Some people have no complications and spring back quickly.

One thing people need to remember. This is major surgery, you're altering your bodies in major ways and you need to give your body the time it needs to heal. I can't fathom why some people feel the need to rush that.

You won't know how YOU will be until you go through it. Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

(to the OP, I moved this from the classified section, to the Gastric Bypass section, since you're not selling anything in your thread.)

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Phatlady

If your job is not physical in nature and you have no surgical problems, you can definitely return to work in a week.
I was home two days and on the third I drove an hour away and attended a cat show-just to watch but I walked around the entire stadium for about three hours. I would have returned to the office that monday if I had not caught a terrible bug that I still have.
But I was feeding my horses and walking around starting one day out of the hospital and my doctor saw me one week out and told me to do whatever I wanted.
Yesterday I hiked four miles, an hour and a half.
I was careful not to lift anything heavy however, and today at 2 1/2 weeks I handled the horses by myself for the first time.
I plan to return to my tennis teams next week.
I still have surgical tape attached to five openings but my stomach is pretty healed and I can bend down comfortably if I am careful to feed the kitties!
Everyone is different but I have had back and Gall Bladder surgery and so I knew what was in store discomfort wise and I hate being laid up.
I think the hardest thing will be planning your liquids at work and trying to remember to stay on task with it. It seems to me to take more thought than you would expect!

mistymee

Definitely?

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poet_kelly

I think one week is cutting it pretty close. You might be fine. I have known others to go back that soon. But most people seem to take two to four weeks, and most are glad they took that long, and some wish they had more time off. It is a very individual thing, so no one can really tell you how you'll feel. Some of it will depend on whether or not you have any complications. Some will depend on how easy you find it to get your fluids and protein in after surgery. If you're struggling with fluids and are slightly dehydrated, for example, you may not feel well enough to go back to work. It's just that everyone's so different.

I had planned to take one week off, and I work from home. I sit on the couch and type on my laptop, mostly. So I thought surely I'd be fine to work after one week. But no. After one week, I was nauseous a lot, and tired pretty much all the time. So I arranged to take a little more time off. Then I ended up getting pneumonia and being in the hospital for three weeks, and in the end I was off for a couple months... but that's all kind of beside the point. My point is, I wasn't ready to sit on my couch and type on my laptop in one week. No way would I have been able to stand on my feet all day.

Kelly

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Phatlady

Gosh Kelly, You really did have a tough time. Quite the saga!

I was typing on the computer the next day after I returned from the hospital, but then I returned a few work phone calls for work in the hospital about three hours after I came out of recovery.
My Doctor has a get up and go philosophy and so do I, but I have a farm and often have to work while sick-flu, fever, throwing up, Lyme's Disease, etc. It is just me here so...
I think the key is how you feel and what your doctor tells you but I would go with the think positive because we all know your mind can play tricks with your body.

jerseygrl684

Everyone is different. My surgeon didn't feel I should be doing any sort of physical activity/heavy lifting for 6 wks, he wouldnt approve of what work you are doing... but we all are different.

I don't recommend pushing yourself like you are doing hiking 4 miles, but eh i'm not a doctor, what do i know?

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