{"id":1439,"date":"2019-07-04T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whyweight.com\/back-to-work-after-bariatric-surgery\/"},"modified":"2019-07-04T10:00:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T15:00:27","slug":"back-to-work-after-bariatric-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whyweight.com\/back-to-work-after-bariatric-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to work after Bariatric Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, patients typically return to work and normal activities very quickly. The procedure is laparoscopic and takes less than one hour. We encourage patients to begin walking the halls and drinking liquids within a few hours after surgery. Most patients return to work within 4-10 days.\u00a0 More importantly, patients are able to participate in activities that they wouldn\u2019t be able to do otherwise. 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