Work

[leana123@live.com 12]

How long do you have to be off work after surgery? I work in an office and don't have any heavy lifting .

[tokyo311 2]

I would like to know too , I was thinking Wednesday -Friday and go back on Monday

[hellohealthy 32]

I work in an office too and I took 3 weeks. The first week I was sore, exhausted and overall useless!

[recordsmom 52]

I was out two weeks. I work in an office, no heavy lifting, etc... I was able to be at my desk and get some work done, but I was really tired and lethargic. I think 3 weeks off would have been better.

[leana123@live.com 12]

I didn't realize time off from work would be so long.

[tracynicole5181 14]

I have two weeks scheduled right now. I also work in an office with not heavy lifting. I was told my one of the advocates at my clinic that some go back after a week if they aren't in pain and are doing well. I guess it is all up to the person.

[slvarltx 332]

I had my surgery on 5/8 and can share my experience:

Week 1, tired , sore, and the attention span of a 3 year old, less sore by the end of the week, took it off

Week 2, tired and the attention span of a 7 year old, home office

Week 3, less tired, starting to be more energetic, attention span coming back, air travel, hotel overnights

You really need 1 week off at a minimum. Week 2 is iffy, because you are likely to make mistakes, feel terrible by the end of the day because you need to lay down. Week 3, I was good to go, but still probably functioning at 70%. I did get on a plane and had meetings, stayed in hotel etc.

Hopefully week 4 continues to be easier/better! Losing 7 lbs per week post surgery!

[Amylou 206]

I'm currently scheduled to be off work entirely week 1, working from home week 2, 2/3 days at work week three.

My surgeon and nurse highly recommended taking two weeks off for recovery minimum - mostly because the calorie intake post surgery is so low you have a hard time functioning.