New member Gastric Sleeve

Hello Everyone. I too would like to know estimated recovery time. My aunt had the surgery in September. She said she had the surgery on a Thursday and by the following Wednesday she was back at her office job but just worked until 3:00 the rest of the week. She said the pain wasn't the worst thing, she was more tired than anything. She mentioned being sore from the gas as well. She and another co-worker had the surgery (he quite a few months prior) so she was able to ask him a ton of questions. He too went back to work about a week after surgery. The day/night after surgery is supposed to be emotional, and they both had a few brief moments of "what the hell did I do?" but my aunt couldn't be happier! She has not had any complications and has lost an amazing amount of weight! I work at an office sit-down job and Im thinking of scheduling my surgery on a Thursday so I just have to take off Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday and hopefully go back Wednesday.

Hi, everyone. I am debating going through with gastric sleeve surgery. Would some of you weigh in on how long you took to recover from the surgery before going back to work (sit-down office job)? And how long after surgery could you honestly say you were GLAD you did it?

It took me 3 weeks to say I was glad...first three weeks were rough and two of those were home re-cooping before going back to work. Now I am almost 4 months and one week out (sleeved 12/9/13)and although after week three it was smooth sailing, however i hit my first stall and my hair has thinned. However, i would have done it again...I'm at 68 ponds lost since surgery. I feel better and actually don't mind being active unlike before vsg. It was a life saver for me. In four months I've already lost 50% of my excess weight. It feels awesome!!! It's not for everyone...it still requires hardwork and is by NO MEANS the easy way out like some people like to say.

good old protein.....i started to notice i was getting hungrier a few weeks back...i was staring to fear i stretched my sleeve. i went back to basics...water and protein and lots of it...my restriction was there all this time i was just eating too many sliders, too many carbs and ignoring my plan set for me by my dr. as far as snacks i was cleared to add protein bars. so i do low sugar ( under 5g) and high protein bars as well as low fat string cheese and nuts or a few cucumber slices in hummus. it works for me and is dr approved on my plan.

Hi everyone, I had my sleeve June 2010 and everything you're all going through sounds exactly like me four years ago. I think the thing I most hated in recovery from the surgery was swallowing crushed up pills! So, so gross. I was also amazed(still am) at how little food would keep me full. I currently aim for around 950 cal - I find if I go much higher, the extra tends to be carbs and I gain.
I had no complications and it was the best thing I've ever done. For those of you struggling with water - I still find drinking cold water hard - it seems to fill me up faster than other drinks or hot water - weird, but there we have it! I'm used to it now. I've been to a few post-surgery support groups in my town and everyone has a few little odd things they sill can't tolerate - my friend can eat all meats, but not chicken unless it's really saucy; I can't seem to make potatoes or any heavy veges work for me (I've barely eaten veges since surgery anywayy, since the focus has to be so much on protein - I get all my vitamins from supplements and my bloods have been great the whole time), and another person still can't tolerate carbonated drinks too well. You'll find out what your thing is and it might be a bit disappointing, but ultimately the outcome makes it all worth while for me.
I have one major piece of advice for later though - learn not to snack!! Just stick to your three meals. You can't go too wrong if you stick to that (I didn't stick to it and gained a little bit back for a while). It's just like the docs said - our smaller stomachs are just a tool, not the whole solution. Message me if you have any other Qs - happy to answer anything.

I had the full gastric bypass 5 months ago and I still struggle to get in my protein, vitamins, and all liquids and still never want to eat. I have also dropped 115 lbs since my surgery date in November. Good luck and add me if you want.