I agree completely with PPs.  I had lap RNY and it was easily 2 weeks before I felt okay.  Then by 3 weeks I would say I started to feel good.  In the big picture it is not that much time but it feels like forever.  Make sure to keep following up with your doctor though if you think that there is something wrong. 

Good luck to you and I hope you feel better soon!

Wow that was a lot of questions.  lol You sound a lot like me so early out. 

I think that Brandy nailed all of your concerns though.  Just take it easy.  It is so much right away, but the pain gets better and time flies by. 

Take care and good luck going back to work!

I had a terrible start to my surgery.  I was in agonizing pain for much longer than most.  I am now just over 3 weeks post op and I can barely remember how terrible it was.  Thankfully it does get better.  Take care of yourself!

I am doing well now.  I have to admit the road was a little bit bumpy in the very beginning but now I feel great.  I had pain that lingered forever it seemed but now it almost all gone.  Just a small amount of nerve pain when I bend a certain way. 

I did have a stricture that I had dilated yesterday.  That was no big deal. 

The worst thing of late is that I lost 35 pounds like it was nothing and now I haven't lost in a few days.  I need to break myself from the scale for a while I think. 

Congrats!  i had a great hospital experience and no problems since.  keep up the walking... and just a piece of advice that i wish someone had told me - if you can avoid pushing the shopping cart/carriage/buggy (depending on where you live) in the supermarket or walmart or whereever, then skip it.  i've been doing a lot of indoor walking in stores and pushing the cart is just more exertion than i can take.  otherwise, walk your butt off!