Hi Jill,

I would tell you that every one is different. I had a really easy time after surgery and would have gone back 2 weeks out. I had been out of work to take care of my Mom who was very sick at the time. She went into a nursing home 2 weeks before my surgery.  I had my surgery on a Monday, left the hospital that Wednesday night and was driving down to my Mom the day after I came home. I had stopped pain meds the day after surgery just took tylenol because of being sore.  I will say I was tired easily for about a week after but then I was back to my regular routine. If you know how you react to anesthesia and what your pain tolorance is that would be a good way to judge what you will need. I've had friends take a month some 12 weeks so it really is had to say what you will need.  I want to wish you good luck and a speedy recovery. Its been a great journey for me, I'll be 8 years out on the 19th...and I had RNY surgery.

Hi Jill I had G-Bypass  and it took me about two months with return to work part-time. I thought I would be back to work in two weeks! Found I needed to give myself time to heal and focus on learning to eat after surgery etc. My stamina and energy also slowly had to build back-up. Once I was back to work I had no problems... my advise would be give yourself flexibility if you can so that if you need to take more time you can, and don't rush your recovery.  - Xico

 Per chance, have you posted this on the RNY board? There is a lot more activity there than here.

What are your symptoms?  I developed a stricture and I didn't feel anyone was taking my concerns seriously at first.  I was also told to go back to liquids, as maybe my pouch was just irritated.  That went on for over a month before I became a little more aggressive and told them something serious was going on.  Of course, I also ended up having to go to the ER for fluids because I was having problems keeping anything down.

If you think you may have a stricture, keep the surgeon's office aware of your issues.  Don't just rely on the nut's advice.

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering how much time off from work people needed after surgery...I am a teacher and I would like to try to work around my school vacation and saved up sick days...I know its different for everyone, but I am curious to know what kind of time off people felt was necessary.

Thanks!
Jill

 Would you know if you had something blocking your pouch? only reason is Im 3 weeks out and I can't eat much and now they put me back on just liquids. Just want to kow if any experienced it before and if you would know if there was something wrong. What do they do for that?

Nancy