It honestly depends on what surgery you are having. I had lap band. I had the surgery on Friday. I went back to work on Monday. But then called in sick on Tuesday. Mostly because I sleep a lot when I don't feel good and I did not feel good. I was fine by Wednesday. My doctor did not let me work out for 4 weeks. But then he told me I could start doing cardio and maybe a little light lifting. But only light weights because women shouldn't lift heavy. (WTH?) I actually started on the treadmill after a few weeks, but really slow. The walking made me feel better. But you have to be careful.

The sleeve takes longer to heal so all of that would be pushed back. Also depending on the doctor, you are going to be just concentrating on the liquid diet and getting all the required protein and water. That is difficult and you will not even think about food and exercise.

Congratulations on getting scheduled for surgery. I wish you luck.

Congrats! It is very exciting to be on that path. I remember it was nearly all consuming until I had the surgery.:bigsmile: In any case I had the RNY in May of this year. Because my insurance did not cover it I was a self pay patient here in Texas. I was able to move through as there were no pre-op requirements really quickly. I wish I had spent more time preparing mentally. I also wish I had spent more time experimenting with post-op recipes. For me, immediately following I was pretty lactose intolerant. Therefore no cream soups or broccoli and cheese soup as I had hoped. LOL. Also I have only in the last week been able to eat eggs. I thought surely I would be able to eat eggs when I got on soft foods. But they made me vomit horribly. I have just at 7 months out been able to eat just a little. My diet has been the hardest. I wish I had spent more time with the Nutritionist before surgery. Other than that the surgical part, the part that probably scares us the most, was a cake walk. I had surgery at 2 pm and was walking by 8 pm with some nausea from the anesthesia. I was pain med free by 4 am and that was it. I am down about 97lbs total. 22 of those are pre-surgery. 75 post surgery lbs is about 10 lbs a month. That is a little slow and am told that it is because I need more calories and more protein. I still only get about 600-900 cals a day. the average is 650-700, I have rarely hit 900 and I am told to be eating about 1200 cals. It is a work in progress. I love it though! I can run 2 miles without stopping. Do 30 min on an elliptical, and do about 100 sit-ups. All in one session at the gym. It feels good. Even better, I rode on a roller coaster with my four year old little girl and that is amazing!

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Congrats! I had the RNY and a hernia repair. I was out of work for 5 weeks total but I am a nurse and my job requires a lot of walking, lifting, etc. I would use this time to start learning the new habits that you will need for after surgery. For one thing, start concentrating on chewing. I know it sounds silly...but I always chewed and swallowed really fast, and was used to it. After surgery, you need to chew very very well. Trust me...if you dont...you wont make that mistake again! Start learning to eat without drinking anything at the same time also. That was hard for me to get used to but its normal for me now. My doctor also had me do a pre-op "liver shrinking" diet. Most surgeons do require this. For two weeks I had only protein shakes, one small serving of lean protein a day and all the sugar free popsicles and sugar free jello I wanted. Those SF popsicles will become your friend..just saying!

Its perfectly normal to feel scared and anxious. You are making a major life change. I can tell you though...almost 8 months and 93 pounds later...it was the best thing I have ever done and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

WooHoo My surgery Date is Set for March 4th 2013. After starting this journey 2 years ago and being diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer just after finishing weight loss classes in Oct.2010. I am finally getting to have my WLS done..Dr. would like me to loose another 15 pounds sooooo I need to get it done...:-) Im sooo excited I can't believe Ive finally made it threw the looong road..
Can Anyone tell me where in Southern California I can find suger free/low fat Yogurt, and clear protein shakes????:happy: