how long were you off work

[Amanda R 56]

I'm wondering how long ill be off work. Ill be working retail and mainly standing for long periods as a cashier

[heather81 6]

I am a tech in a busy emergency r and working 12 hour shifts and I took 6 weeks off per my surgeon .

[sunshine413 343]

I work a desk job...managing an office. My surgery was on a Friday, and I was back in my office on Tuesday.

[Pooh6949 0]

4 weeks

[one day at a time 30]

1 week off. I don't think I could have worked earlier. Too tired and needed to heal. I did go to college that first week and shopping at the mall of America, feeling ok. Everyone is different.

[Paul MacKay 23]

My dr. told me a minium of six weeks. Due to my job. I work in then oilfield, so lots of lifting and stairs.

[ECUJenn 116]

My doc gave me 6 weeks, but I'm only taking about 3. Back to work a week from tomorrow.

HW 344, DOS 320, Surgery Date 2/20/13, CW 302 Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk

[Gurlygirlrcr80 95]

I'm off 2.5 weeks and I work in an office.

[Gibbys Goddess 31]

My surgeon approved me for 8 weeks to start off but that's because I have MS and I'm slow to recover from everything, even a cold.

[Paul MacKay 23]

Gibbys,

Try to keep positive. surgery and MS you are a role model. I was waiting to see if anyone with MS is on here.

[Cluck21 4]

I took two weeks and would have been fine with that, but learned that a pain in my abdomen was due to a rare incidence of a stitch in a nerve. Made pretty much every thing painful, so the doc put me off an extra week to give the stitch some time to dissolve while I continued more pain meds with a lidocaine patch. Total of 3 weeks and I have a desk type job.

[wonderwoman75 118]

Only two weeks I work at a desk job and air lost of the day but I had to get up every couple of hours.

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

A week and 2 days, then part time 3 days, then back full time at 2 weeks. I'm a family practice physician assistant. I walk and talk for a living. I spent much more time than usual sitting the first couple weeks and I won't lie, I'm still exhausted at the end of the day!!! (I'll be 4 weeks out tomorrow)

HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 231.4

[bakawaka 108]

I needed three weeks.

[gc> 50]

Two weeks - but worked from home for a few days as well as my commute was more onerous than the work.