So I am in the final stages of the pre-op process and was wondering if there are many nurses who have had this surgery. Specifically, OR nurses.....I'm curious as to how long you had to be off work. I know they say it depends on what you do for a living as to how long you will be off work and I'm trying to plan my time off and such. Just curious

Jess

Hey there, I just saw this thread and would love to connect with other nurses. I'm getting banded Jan 18th, and plan to take ten days off work. I am a pediatric home health RN. Not a lot of lifting, but frequent turning/repositioning up to 50lbs. I tried to access the nurse forum, but it's password protected. Is there a public one I can join, or can somebody PM me the password? Thanks!

I work in home healthcare with adults performing intermittent visits and I was out for 3 weeks and needed every day of it. The heaviest thing I carry is my laptop but the endurance of walking I had to build up. I waited until I was on some solid food as well.

I am a nurse and my doctor said I had to be off 6 weeks. I don't believe 2 weeks will be enough. The fatigue is the bad part.

I'm a nurse at a plasma center. I don't do a lot of lifting or pulling but I do a lot of standing on my feet all day. I have 3 weeks off. The middle week I have to go to a conference for my job. It will be a lot of sitting around. I think I should be fine.

I am an LPN and work in a hospital on teley floor. I was off a week, Then I went back to work the techs helped me out and other nurse would help lift my patients. I admit I did start lifting earlier then I was suppose too. I did fine.

I am an lvn and I work in the office doing MDS, I had my surgery on the 16th and went back to work on the 20th. It was way too soon for me. I was having a lot of pain and nausea. I took off the rest of the week and went back the following Monday. And felt a lot better.

I am a nurse and my doctor said I had to be off 6 weeks. I don't believe 2 weeks will be enough. The fatigue is the bad part.

i took 2 weeks nd was hoping for a 3rd but didn't happen

i say take as much time besides the healing, fatigue there is also the adjustment to eating the "right " way and planning your meals changeing your wy of thinking about taking time for yourself too.

as nurses we care for others before we do dilly squat for ourselves, it's in our blood....

good luck!

i am an LVN, i work in a dialysis clinic. i also do call through the same clinic with the hospital every other week for hemo tx there.

who else has trouble finding time for meals?

good luck to all!!!