I'm a nurse aid , is anyone else one??and if so how long did it take before u were able to go back to work??

Im a carer and had my op on friday , due to the nature of the job I am taking a week off to recover and if it still feels as though I cant help others weight bare I will have to see gp, but my surgeon seems to think a week will be fine .

I hope so cause I can't really take that much time off of work .

I am a desk jockey, the biggest muscle I have to use daily is my brain and my fingers...I was out of the office for 10 days and when I came back to work I wished I had taken at least the full 2 weeks.

As a nurse you know Sylvia that your wounds will not be fully healed in a week. The surgical tape probably won't be off the wounds at that point at least it wasn't for me.

Not long after I started back to work, I got an infection in the incision I have at my waist from pants and seat belt in the car causing friction in the area.

Of course hopefully that won't happen to most people just sharing my experience. (I am very short waisted)

I healed quickly, and felt great when I was at home. The journey back to work, driving and then putting in a 9 hour day I was wiped out and dragging myself home and right to bed.

This is a major surgery, and it really does take the body time to heal and assimilate to eating differently.

My hubby is a Fire fighter and he was told he would be home from work for a month until he was cleared to lift by the surgeon which actually took 2+ months.

I don't want to say that is the norm, but please check with your surgeon let them know what your job details are and then make the best choice for you.

Best of luck on your journey!

I am a desk jockey' date=' the biggest muscle I have to use daily is my brain and my fingers...I was out of the office for 10 days and when I came back to work I wished I had taken at least the full 2 weeks.

As a nurse you know Sylvia that your wounds will not be fully healed in a week. The surgical tape probably won't be off the wounds at that point at least it wasn't for me.

Not long after I started back to work, I got an infection in the incision I have at my waist from pants and seat belt in the car causing friction in the area.

Of course hopefully that won't happen to most people just sharing my experience. (I am very short waisted)

I healed quickly, and felt great when I was at home. The journey back to work, driving and then putting in a 9 hour day I was wiped out and dragging myself home and right to bed.

This is a major surgery, and it really does take the body time to heal and assimilate to eating differently.

My hubby is a Fire fighter and he was told he would be home from work for a month until he was cleared to lift by the surgeon which actually took 2+ months.

I don't want to say that is the norm, but please check with your surgeon let them know what your job details are and then make the best choice for you.

Best of luck on your journey![/quote']

Thanks for the advise I'm still in the early age of this proses but in trying to think ahead, ya know I do have short term disability that my friend told me to look in to, for back up ..so hopefully I can count on that..