Time off
Worked a half day the day before surgery - did bowel prep the second half. Stayed overnight in the hospital was released less than 24 hours after surgery. Surgery was on a Thursday, went home Friday. Took the entire next week off (I did do a little work from home during that time)Back to work the following Monday.
Ceci
I worked right up to the day of surgery and only took 2 weeks off after surgery although I was approved for 4 to 6 weeks. I was very lucky that my surgery went off without a hitch. I was in the hospital for 2 nights. Good luck with your surgery. Cathy
Referral: September 2014; TWH Orientation: December 9, 2014; Social Worker: March 2015; Nutrition Class: May 5, 2015; Nurse Practitioner: May 20, 2015; Psych Evaluation: August 2015; Nutritionist: September 2015; Meet the Surgeon: November 6, 2015; Pre-Op: December 4, 2015; Scheduled Surgery: December 18, 2015; HW 367; SW 341
I had a few major surgeries before my WLS so I had a pretty good idea how I would respond. I worked up to the day before, my RNY was on a Wednesday AM, I was back in my very sedentary office job the following Monday afternoon.
Walking walking walking (where walking= shuffling at first) will generally help you recover more quickly. To heal your body needs fluids and protein, make sure you provide it with what it needs to heal!
5'4" 49yrs at surgery date
SW - 206 CW - 128
M1 - 20lb M2 - 9 lb M3 - 7 lb M4 - 7 lb M5 - 7 lb M6 - 6 lb M7 - 4 lb M8 - 1 lb M9 - 2 lb M10 - 4 lb M11 - 0lb M12 - 3lb M13 - 0 lb M14 - 2 lb M15 - 0 lb M16 - 3 lb
I had surgery on a Monday so I had 2 days off before. I needed every bit of 2 weeks before going back to work. About the middle of week 2, I thought there was no way I was going to be able to go back after the 2 weeks because of lapro incision location pain. Then I went from significant pain to very little in a few days.
