How soon did you go back to work?
I'm self employed and work from home, so I was back at work limited hours within a few days. I wouldn't recommend it if you can avoid it... but I would do it all over again cause anyone who knows me knows it's my personality. Lol
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I went back to work 3 weeks after surgery but I only went 1/2 days for the first week back. I found my energy level really lacking and my concentration was only good for a short period of time. At 4 weeks I was back full time.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
I went back to a desk job in 2 weeks. The first 2 weeks was modified. First week was 9:30-12pm then the second was 9:30-2. Then full work days 9:30-5:30 the third week.
RNY Jan 16/17 Surgery @ St. Mikes with Dr. Rotstein. Pre-Surgery -20lbs & Optifast -15lbs. Year 1 Loss after RNY: 131lbs
**Half the woman I was**
My surgery is next week and I've taken 2 weeks off. I work from home and can have my laptop in bed if I need to.
Referral to Sudbury: April 28th 2017, Orientation: July 19th 2017, 1:1's: Dec 14th 2017, Follow up with NP: Jan 9th OTN: Jan 18th, Pre-Op: Feb 12th, Surgery: Feb 27th - 2 weeks of Opti. Hospital: St. Joseph's TO with Dr Sullivan.
Height: 5'11, age 38. SW: 323lb CW:196lb
Plan for 6. It's never an issue to go back to work early but can be difficult to extend your time off once you give your employer a return to work date. I have a desk job and work from home most days. Thought I would be able to go back after 2 or 3!weeks but I ended up needing the full 6 weeks. Surgery went well but my blood pressure dropped after and I had zero energy. I took me 5 weeks before my blood pressure normalized and I had any energy.
Just to add to the discussion, I think it's a very individual thing.
I thought I'd be back to work in 2 weeks right as rain. Well, that didn't happen. I had a complication and that set me back. I truly expected to bounce right back. Maybe my age has something to do with it lol, but it's taking longer than I expected.
Although things are fine now and I'm progressing very well, my abdomen is still quite sore. It feels like pulled abdominal muscles. The incisions are fine and no internal pain, but I still have stuff going on in there and I'm 5 weeks post surgery.
Everybody's experience is different.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
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Standard at TOH is 4 weeks. Took it all and was grateful.
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
I just had my surgery on Friday and my family doc wrote me off for 6 weeks and will review it then. He anticipates I may go back accommodated
St. Joes Hamilton - Referral June 16, Orientation Aug 16, Group Dietitian May 5, Nurse May 15, Social Worker Aug 15, 1:1 Dietitian Aug 15, Medical Internist Sept 18. Meet Surgeon Nov. 2/17 Preop Feb 12/18 Surgery Feb 16/18
