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Surgery 6/4 ' date=' first one I. Up and walking that night , swallow test in am, liquids for lunch, home at 6pm. Overnight only[/quote']

Ugh they literally had to pull me out of bed because my stomach hurt SO bad that if I tried to lean up i was crying from excruciating pain. I could only walk the distance around my bed the first night

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary: 6/11/12

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I had surgery May 30, 2012 Thursday was discharge Saturday. I didn't have a swallow test.

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2 nights. Surgery was Monday @ 7:30 am and I was out on Wednesday in the late afternoon.

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I had surgery wednesday morning and went home Thursday morning....no swallow test.

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How long did it take to go back to work? How long did it take to be able to drive again? I have a desk job, so not much moving, but I was hoping it would take a week to two weeks at most to return to "normal" daily living.

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How long did it take to go back to work? How long did it take to be able to drive again? I have a desk job' date=' so not much moving, but I was hoping it would take a week to two weeks at most to return to "normal" daily living.[/quote']

I was driving almost a week later went back one month.

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I was in 2 nights had a swallow test day after surgery. I had to get down 4 medicine cups an hr of Water every hr in order to go home. Couldn't but they didn't know that I'm doing good though. They said I'll return to work in a month and I do extremely heavy lifting! But we will see bc I think it should be longer

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Oh wow. I'm hoping I could go back to work/school after a week or two, otherwise, any longer would not be good lol.

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I was given a range between 2 to 6 Weeks. I took the full six Weeks so I could assist and regain my strength. I have one more week off and I am glad I took the extra time.

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How long did it take to go back to work? How long did it take to be able to drive again? I have a desk job' date=' so not much moving, but I was hoping it would take a week to two weeks at most to return to "normal" daily living.[/quote']

I have a desk job also. Including surgery, I was out for a week and a half. I started driving a week after surgery, but I have a small suv that is easy to get in and out of.

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Oh wow. I'm hoping I could go back to work/school after a week or two' date=' otherwise, any longer would not be good lol.[/quote']

Yeah I went back to my Starbucks job after 3 weeks and wished I could have taken another week

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

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Overnight.

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