September 17th!!

Yesterday I schedued my surgery for September 17th. I'm so nervous!!!! How much time does everyone plan to take off work? I'm hoping I'll only miss a week and a half. My surgery is on a Wednesday and I hope to return to work the following Monday. Laura

Hi Laura, Welcome and congrats on your surgery date. I'm having surgery on Sept 5th and am hoping only to only take two weeks including surgery off...As long as I am feeling o.k. Theresa

Congratulation on your date ... I plan on two weeks ... that what a friend told me that went through the surgery ... so I deiced to go with her advise

I also only plan two weeks. I will have to take that if that is what the Dr. puts on the paper. My employer will not let me return without the Dr.'s clearance. Judy

I am planning on 2-3 weeks. My husband leaves on a business trip 10 days after my surgery and my step-mother will be gone too. So I will be on my own with my 10 year old and 14 year old. Since I work full time from home; I may work part time the third week just to catch up from email jail! abby

Hi Laura,
I looked at your post because my surgery is scheduled for the same day, so it caught my eye.  Then I saw that you're also using Dr. Garth Davis.  What a funny coincidence!  I guess he'll be doing one of us right after the other.  I have to be there at 10am, when do you have to be there?  By the way, I'm also having a RNY.  I too am nervous.  This is such a big thing to do.  As far as work, I've heard so many different estimates, but I've heard several times that two weeks is the bare minimum.