Poll: Time off between surgery and work

[Joanna240 0]

Had my surgery on a Wed and returned to my desk job on a Tues. If I has a safety-sensitive job, would not have returned that soon.

My brain was in such an anesthesia fog,

and I'd been watching the FoodNetwork for 5 days straight,

I was ready to get back to the office and try and get my brain in gear.

[TulipStar 2]

i voted 1 week, because that's the time that I initially scheduled, but I went back to work after 6 days because I had some clients to meet with from out of town. After I went back on day 6, I worked from home the next 3 days bc I still wasn't quite right.

[destiny79 0]

I was off for 11 days but was so ready to go back after 5 days but I had to take all my vacation time are lose it.

[gkeyt 0]

At the time I was a trauma ICU RN. I took 2 weeks off and had an additional week of light duty work. If I didn't have to lift so much for my job, I would have been back to work a couple of days after surgery. I felt great for the most part. But the 25 lb weight lifting restriction meant I couldn't do my job, so I had a longer recovery time.

[thatDEgirl 1]

I had surgery on 7/25 (Fri) and went back to work 8/4 (Mon). it ended up being 9 days but that is because I only work M-Th. I could have gone back by 4-5 days post-op.

My job is 75% desk and 25% running around the building taking stairs, etc.

[Melody2006 1]

I took a month off because I work a physical labor job where I'm required to lift patients at a hospital on occasion (same story as the post a few above me). I wasn't going to take any chances. If I worked a desk job, I could have easily gone back after a week at most. No light duty offered at my job. I don't regret taking the month off with out pay.

Edited September 5, 2008 by Melody2006

[tapshoes 2]

Had surgery on a Friday morning, was back to work on the following Monday...I have an office job, so there no issue. Even managed the 40 minute walk to work.