How long did you take off work?

[jason 12]

I took off 8 days counting the weekend. I was getting cabin fever! I am a aircraft inspector and didn't really have any problems.

If I would of stayed home I probably would have messed something up , trying to work at home when I had the Damn 15lb lifting limit

[ttgalaxsea 15]

I took off 4 days of work. I had no pain at all after surgery however I did get tired during the day. If possible try taking a 15 minute nap at lunch. You should be fine with taking a week off but everyone is different. Good Luck!!!!

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I took three weeks off and not because of pain. I did not come home until week 2. By the end of week 2 I was still exhausted, much like a nasty flu. I took the extra week to build up my energy and get used to walking, Protein Shakes and liquids before adding the stress of work into it. My energy did not truly return until month 2; my body needed that amount of time.

[lakobe00 63]

I have a desk job....I took six week and the time was used to adapt to my new lifestyle to focus on my well being.

[lakobe00 63]

I have a desk job....I took six week and the time was used to adapt to my new lifestyle to focus on my well being.

I didn't have any pain...

[SimplyFAB 83]

I didn't have any pain...

I'm jealous! I'm 4 days post op and going through pain. I know this will be worth it. I was gonna go back to work on Tuesday but I'm thinking I will be taking the whole week off.

[boatdays 18]

I will be returning to my desk job two weeks to the day of my surgery. I am using vacation days. I return in a week- and hope I am ready, mentally and physically. From what I've read each of us heals differently and in our own time. I keep telling myself it is major surgery. Good luck and happy healing to all! ????

[1happyloser2b 39]

I will take 2 weeks off that should be good I work night shift 12 hrs 7p-7a.

[tiffy0485 123]

I am taking 4 weeks off. I have to use short term disability and bought up on it so I can receive 90% of my pay check.. Heck the other 10% is my commute since I drive an hour round trip daily. Monday is surgery day for me!!!

[lakobe00 63]

I took six weeks off......I wanted to adjust to my new lifestyle without dealing with stress at work.

[nsquared 232]

I took off six business days (Monday - Monday). Today is Tuesday and I am back at work. The pain is mostly gone...more pressure from the hernia repair than anything and I was sort of going nuts just sitting at home, but I have a desk job. My hardest task is walking to the conference room for a meeting.

[JustSayMoe 163]

I took two weeks off but I could have gone back to work (I'm a network engineer) three days after I was discharged from the hospital.

Me too! I'm CCIE#34420. Surgery is 2/14, I'm planning on returning on 2/25.

[robbie_rotten 56]

I had it done on the Thursday & went back to work on the following Monday.

[andthen 18]

I took off a month but actually returned to work after three days. I had surgery on Friday and was back working on Monday but even so you cannot go into it thinking you'll be back to normal. You will no longer have a normal and the first week after surgery you're not even going to want to wear pants with a waist.

Eating is tedious and requires focus and you should make sure that if you do return to work quickly you'll still allow yourself the "you" time you need

[triciavr77 32]

I'm planning on taking 3 weeks. Depending on how the 2 wk post op goes, I could go back earlier. I'm working up until the day before surgery. I have a full-time desk job and a part time desk job that I'm a bit concerned about. Not sure if I will have the energy to do both, but we will see.