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I'm scheduled to return to work on July 8 but I probably won't need tht much according to my surgeon. I've heard ppl going back in one week.

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About 3-4 days after is good

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My surgery was on a Monday Morning...by wed. I had to get out of the house and do something, Thursday and Friday I stopped into the office for a few hours...everyone though I was nuts because who comes into work during their vacation?

Following Monday I was back full time....I was also cleared at one week to go back to the gym, soak in hot tubs, do just about anything but the heaviest of lifting....

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Everyone is so different in how they heal and the way their body recovers. I took a week off and then I worked half days the week I returned. I have a desk job but I would get very tired and was not sleeping through the night.

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My surgeon told me 2-3 weeks. I took 3.5 because of when my surgery date fell, and how my weekends fall. I have a little over a week left, and I'm glad I took all this time. I haven't had any issues whatsoever, but the rest was necessary. Honestly, I don't know how I'm gonna wear a bra when I do go back to work; one incision is right where my bra lies. It's so uncomfortable. Since being off, I've only warn one when I left the house LOL.

Everyone is different, but I'm glad I took this time off :)

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