Walk every day…after surgery
Plan to stay 2-3 days in hospital after surgery
--Hospital stay length varies with each patient
--Lap band: same day surgery or 1 overnight
--Sleeve: 2 overnights
--Gastric Bypass: 2-3 overnights
Plan to take off from work for 3 weeks
--Often patients are able to go back to work in 2 weeks
--You will fatigue easily
--Light duty/activities for 6 weeks
Do not
--Lift greater than 10 lb or do heavy housework for 6 weeks
--Drive for 2 weeks
Walk every day…after surgery
Follow up appointments
Lap band- every 4-6 weeks for band add/remove fluid
Sleeve & GBP- 2 wk, 1 mo, 3 mo, 6 mo, 1 yr and then annually
