Weight Loss Surgery Timeline
Follow-Up
Your first postoperative appointment will be approximately two weeks after surgery. Your wounds may be covered with white tape (steri-strips) when you leave the hospital, but these strips will fall off over the first week or so. You may shower during this time, but you should not take baths or go swimming. You may resume driving once you stop taking narcotic pain medications and no longer have significant pain. Most patients take off work for about three weeks, depending on the individual job situation.
The remainder of the follow-up care, including dietary, exercise program and facility, support groups, and educational seminars will be arranged for you. This will be outlined for you during your office visits and seminars.