I had my surgery on a Thursday and went home on Saturday. I took one official week off of work and then started working from home the next week. I went back into the office on week 3 (I have a desk job).  When I was home that first week, I made sure that I was active and moving around. I think I took two naps that whole week and was off pain meds by day 5 after surgery.  I took short walks (10 min) at least 3 times a day and built up to 2 longer walks (25-30 min) by the second week. 

I was completely happy with my week off. Looking back, I probably could have started working from home Thurs & Fri of that first week because I was physically up for it, but I wanted to finish some knitting projects and some good books. :) 

If you have a job where you are really active and have to do a lot of bending or are on your feet a lot two weeks might be better.  So you can work up to being active for a full day. I've heard that when some people go back to work they start with half-days and ease back into the swing of things. 

Best of luck on your journey! 

Have you been able to get a group formed.

Hi, I have two that I like:

pure protien- 23 grams protien, 1 gram sugar- 120 calories

and 

Atkins -15 grams protien-1 gram sugar - 160 calories

those are the only ones I have found that I like. 

I cant do the powders are all. They upset my belly. 

Most of the time hunger is really stomach acid that mimics hunger.  If you're not taking a PPI already (such as Prilosec or Nexium) start taking one.  If you are taking one already, talk to your doctor about getting a stronger one or increasing your dosage.  

Just because you can eat anything doesn't mean you should.  And just because you feel okay not chewing as much as you were told doesn't mean you should skimp on the chewing either.  

Check with your doctor, but maybe a sip of pickle juice would help.