Going to work 2 days after surgery?

[Wheetsin 714]

Hmm... sounds like maybe you have a 3-day benefit specific to surgery, much like a bereavement leave benefit. Might want to have your boss clarify. You should still be able to take whatever PTO you have available. There's also a cut-off for STD and FMLA, I *think* the STD (generally speaking, can vary) kicks in before your PTO is depleted, and FMLA kicks in after your PTO is depleted, but I could be wrong.

My surgery is on a Wednesday. I hope to be ready to return that Monday, but if I can't I'll work from home. No one can guess when you'll feel up to going back other than you. :eek:

[DeLarla 22]

"To me this operation was an absolute cinch."

YIKES! This is MAJOR surgery!

[Txblue_eyedqt 0]

I had my surgery done on thursday and went back to work Monday....I was a little swollen i felt like, but other than that i didnt even use the pain medication they prescribed me. I had an awesome recovery. I hope the same for you as well....

[Jachut 487]

Oh, please dont think I was being flippant about it, I know it's major surgery. Just turned out to be very easy for me, didnt hold me back for more than the day I was in hospital.

Then again I dropped 2 babies in less than an hour each time and was back to full duties less than a week after a caesarean, I dont seem to feel pain a lot and I seem to heal really quickly.

[DeLarla 22]

I never had any pain from band surgery like most people (I guess the mild pain meds were enough.) But I felt absolutely awful. I felt like I had the stomach flu minus the fever. Maybe my high BMI kept me down longer? I could hurl just thinking of those days. I saw my primary doc a week later because I was so ill, and she listened to my belly and figured I had Montezuma's Revenge (some Mexican illness.) She did tons of blood work, but I came back clean.

Let's just hope you're more like Chuck Norris than I am! Mabye I'm just a big baby!

[gadgetlady 4]

I was banded just yesterday (Monday). No way I could go back to work tomorrow. Thursday's a possibility; I'll know more tomorrow (grin). Can you take another sick day or two? Or maybe go for an hour or two to help out?