New member just starting my journey saying hello

I just found this site by chance and I am so happy to be able to talk to people who are going through or have gone through the surgery.  I look forward to keeping in touch with you.  Oh and I am looking to find out how much time I will need to take off of work after the surgery.  I was thinking 2 weeks????

its all in how you heal and deal with pain.  i was off for 2 and half weeks.  i had my surgery in the middle of the week.  i could have used another couple of days off, but my bank account didn't allow for that.  if you have to go back  just be careful and don't pu****  i had lifting restrictions for one or two months after surgery.  but i think that was more for the saftey of my consumers because i work in the caregiver field with adults.  just follow your instructions and all should be well

Welcome Lucy!  I had RNY 3 1/2 weeks ago, going back to work after 2 1/2 weeks.  I am a nurse, but I work in Psych, so rarely have to lift.  I felt great going back to work when I did.

Wow that is great.  I can handle pain pretty well.  Right now I have a bad back so I am hoping that I do not have to wait the full 6months that my insurance requires to get the surgery.  I know it is the weight that is causing most of the pain.  I wish you luck as the weight comes off.  I look forward to chatting as time goes on. 
Lucy

I've taken a month off, mainly because I can, but I have to do a lot of getting up-and-down in my job, and reaching up for instruments.  My work days are also long and mentally as well as physically demanding.  I could have probably done it at 2 and a half to 3 weeks, but I'd rather take the month and come back well past the pureed-diet stage.

However, it depends on you, your type of job, and how your surgery goes.  If it ends up being an open procedure or your job is very physically demanding, obviously you'll need to take more time off. 

US Employers are required to give you up to 12 weeks of leave per the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), so they can't tell you that you must come back any sooner than you need.